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Giant sequoia and redwood trees in a California forest threatened by wildfire
Announcement · June 9, 2026

Save The Redwoods Campaign with the Safer Choice.

Recent mega-fires have killed up to 14% of the world’s mature giant sequoias. Donations to a Safer Choice proactive spray campaign are the best way to defend what we cannot afford to lose.

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San Diego Fire-Rescue crews treating brush along a high-risk evacuation corridor
Announcement · May 12, 2026

San Diego Fire-Rescue deploys CitroTech across 46 acres of high-risk corridors.

A $366,949 grant from the San Diego River Conservancy is funding proactive CitroTech spray service across 46 acres of high-risk evacuation corridors and recently abated encampments.

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Aerial view of a road through the forested Lake Tahoe basin
Announcement · May 12, 2026

Lake Tahoe can now spray CitroTech to make wildfire exit corridors safer.

Some analyses suggest evacuating the basin during a major wildfire could take 10 to 14 hours. Our founder is rallying communities to fund proactive CitroTech spray service along Tahoe’s limited exit routes.

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A weathered hand-hewn log cabin with cedar-shingle gable and white-trimmed windows
Announcement · May 10, 2026

Help us save historic buildings during America’s 250th anniversary.

Donations and grants to defend deteriorated historic structures across the Western U.S. with CitroTech — before the 2026 wildfire season opens.

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The Topanga Ranch Motel buildings at dusk, with hand-painted sign visible against the Santa Monica Mountains
Announcement · May 10, 2026

Help defend California’s Topanga Ranch Motel.

Safer Chemistry and Wildfire Pro Shop are raising donations during America’s 250th anniversary to defend historic buildings throughout the Western U.S. from the 2026 wildfire season.

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A row of weathered historic wood-frame buildings in the American West
Mission & Advocacy · May 5, 2026

Defending historical buildings from wildfire.

Roughly 24% of National Register properties sit in counties with high or very high wildfire risk. Our founder has spent fifteen years asking government to defend them — without toxic chemicals. Now we’re doing it.

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A wildfire burning across a forested mountain ridge, smoke rising into the sky
Field Report · May 3, 2026

National Wildfire Awareness Month — we’re out spraying.

Two wolf rescues, a horse stable, and 13 historical buildings on the May spray schedule — with partners including California Wolf Center, Lake Tahoe Wolf Rescue, and Jigsaw Farms.

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