COBB, Calif. – Cobb Safe 2018, a key community organizing event on Saturday, April 14, will connect local residents with neighbors to collaborate on making our community safe over the coming year.

Cobb Safe will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cobb Mountain Elementary School multipurpose room.

There will be presentations from Cal Fire, the South Lake County Fire Protection District, the South Lake County Fire Safe Council and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

The event also will include organizing local neighborhoods for mutual aid and assistance in preparing for the upcoming fire season.

Find out about the subsidized chipping program and how to organize a Firewise neighborhood with help from the National Fire Protection Association.

The Cobb Area Council is community based, community built, answering to the community. When this community advisory council was initially formed by Cobb residents nearly two years ago, one of the highest priorities was to help build resilience in our neighborhoods and to prepare for any future emergencies.

Organizers said the event on April 14 will be a very important step in helping community members organize and utilize resources to build strong communication, safe neighborhoods and an emergency plan.

"The Cobb Area Council has been working since the Valley Fire to build cooperation among Cobb Area residents. This event is the fruit of much of this effort and will take us to the next level of mutual aid and local self reliance,” said Eliot Hurwitz, chair of the Cobb Area Council.

The organizers offered thanks for a generous donation from South Lake Refuse to provide lunch for this event, as well as to the Seigler Springs Community Redevelopment Association for its support and guidance, the Friends of Cobb Mountain and anonymous donors.

To view the event details and the itinerary, please visit www.cobbareacouncil.org or the Cobb Area Council Facebook page. For information about the Firewise program at Cobb, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..