Fire Smart Community Pilot

The Fire Smart Community Pilot program launched in spring 2025 to create more fire-ready communities in Tahoe. By bringing together new technologies, local fire districts, willing homeowners associations and wildfire researchers, these pilots are helping to identify, prioritize and implement the mitigations that matter most for preparing communities for potential wildfire.

Spearheaded by a collective of organizations and tech companies working on wildfire resilience, the pilots not only are transforming neighborhoods in Tahoe, they are also demonstrating how comprehensive wildfire defense can be implemented and replicated across the West.

The pilots are designed to support residents with expert guidance, tools, and resources to make homes, streets and shared spaces more fire-ready. Pilot projects are now underway in six Tahoe communities: Tyrolian Village, Incline Pines, Glenbrook, South Lake Tahoe (Gardner Mountain), Carnelian Woods, and Martis Camp.

To learn how to replicate this pilot in your community, download this step-by-step guide.

Introductory Video: Fire Smart Community Pilot

Watch this new short film to see the people who brought the pilot to life.

Red Sky Summit Presentation

Watch this video below to see our CEO, Amy Berry present about the Fire Smart Community Pilot at Red Sky Summit.

Partners include: North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Tyrolian Village HOA, Tahoe Fund, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, TRPA, CWI, Tahoe RCD, UC-Boulder, NV Energy, Wildfire Services Group and RockRose Risk Insurance. Tech Companies include: Vibrant Planet, Fire Aside, BurnBot, Xyloplan, Dr. Mahmoud/Vanderbilt

News

Check out the following features on the Fire Smart Community Pilot in the news:

New York Times: Fire-Prone Areas Try Carrots and Sticks to Boost Home Upgrades

LA Times: How a Small Tahoe Community Became a Model for Wildfire Defense

KCRA: Wildfire Ready: How a Tahoe community is using a robot to reduce the risk of fires