Wildfire Risk & Evacuation Planning
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Los Gatos has one of the most serious wildfire exposures of any incorporated town in Santa Clara County, with hillside neighborhoods, dense tree canopy, and limited evacuation routes. The Town Council has been taking sustained policy and budget actions to address wildfire risk — in January 2026, open space vegetation management continued in the Heintz and Santa Rosa areas using FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant funding. In July 2025, the town closed an RFP for a Town-wide Evacuation Plan, with three proposals under review to update zone-based evacuation strategies and integrate model-supported traffic mitigations — and a Fire Risk Reduction Community application is awaiting final Board of Forestry approval expected in June 2026. With Los Angeles wildfire images fresh in the public memory, residents are pressing for faster action on evacuation planning.
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