DUMPATHON COMING SEPTEMBER 26 – OCTOBER 7, 2024
Here are the 15 Kensington locations to dump your flammable canyon and yard trimmings starting September 26!
Funding for this project is made possible thanks to generous support from SDG&E and various Fire Foundation donors. EDCO also donates dumpsters for this event.
We all remember the terrifying brush fire that raged in Fairmont Canyon on October 15, 2019. It presumably started in a homeless encampment somewhere off Aldine. If the winds had been blowing west, not east, our Kensington canyons and potentially our homes would have been in peril. That’s why Kensington community members take fire safety seriously. It could happen any time.
Kensington Fire Safe is a community organization under the umbrella Fire Safe Council San Diego County. We are an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to educate Kensington neighbors about fire safety and encourage each other to make our homes fire safe through home hardening, brush clearing and fire-resistant landscaping.
Kensington Fire Safe is a grateful recipient of a grant from SDG&E and the San Diego Regional Fire Foundation. This grant will fund our fall and spring Dumpathons. EDCO also donates dumpsters for these events. Thank you!
Kensington Fire Safe’s Latest News:
- How Does Our Fire Department Compare to Others?
“Fire-ey Questions …from Your Neighbors” article in the July/August 2024 edition of the MetroView. - Kensington neighbors take wildfire prevention measures
NBC 7’s Joe Little talks to Kensington neighbors who are creating defensible space around their homes. - Community Presentation – How will the City Manage our Canyon Brush?
50+ local folks learned a lot about efforts to make our canyons and homes safer during a presentation by the San Diego the Fire Department, Parks and Recreation Open Spaces Division and our Community Liaison Police Officer at the Kensington Community Church on June 12th, 2024. - Are Green-and-Fire-Fuel-Lean Efforts Coming Our Way?
“Fire-ey Questions …from Your Neighbors” article in the May/June 2024 edition of the MetroView. - Is the California “FAIR Plan” Fair?
“Fire-ey Questions …from Your Neighbors” article in the March/April 2024 edition of the MetroView. - When Is the City Going to Trim Our Overgrown Canyons?
Just who is responsible for maintaining the brush in Fairmont Canyon? When will this fire risk be mitigated? - Free Home Assessment Program!
Prepare your home and property for wildfire! The Fire Safe Council of San Diego County is now offering FREE home ignition zone and defensible space assessments! - Kensington Helps Fire Up Firefighters’ Holiday!
The Kensington Fire Safe community gave the Fire Station 18 firefighters a generous gift card to Iowa Meat Farms so they can enjoy a high quality cookout at the station on their fancy, pro-grade grill. - Is Adding Housing Density Near Our Canyons Insane?
“Fire-ey Questions …from Your Neighbors” article in the November 2023 edition of the MetroView.