The following are highlights of Fire Safe Council accomplishments:

• The Council was awarded the Bronze Smokey for national recognition of an outstanding statewide fire prevention program.
• The Fire Safe Council has been honored by the Public Relations Society of America for its role in the “El Fuego” campaign. “El Fuego” won the top award, surpassing more than 100 other corporate, governmental, and organizational public outreach programs in 1998.
• American Insurance Association helped secure actor Tom Selleck to film a series of TV and radio public service announcements and arranged a $100,000 contribution from California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan to buy advertising time for the Selleck TV spots.
• The California Farm Bureau Federation ran extensive fire prevention stories in several publications and through its statewide radio network.
• All Council members distributed Community Fire Safe Kits to their constituents.
• The California Association of Realtors amended the property disclosure section of a real estate form used in 80–90 percent of all transactions statewide to require sellers to disclose wildfire severity information about property in state responsibility areas under certain conditions.
• Members produced the Fire Safe Community Action Kit, a “how to” book, video, and other materials. The kit provides guidance to public and private sector local leaders on making their communities fire safe. The Council has distributed copies of kits free to various organizations, including over 200 homeowner associations across California.
• Among other activities, many local Fire Safe Councils created community newsletters, individual web sites, participated in local fairs, and cooperated on prefire management projects.