Marin County’s first model landscape highlighting water infiltration as a key strategy to fire safe landscaping and balancing Zone Zero fire breaks.
Site
San Rafael Fire Station 55
Completed
July 2025
Team Highlights
City of San Rafael
Design & Solutions Landscapes
As Marin County’s first civic model landscape to showcase water infiltration as a fire mitigation strategy, Fire Station 55 demonstrates how climate-adapted design can balance Zone Zero fire breaks with soil hydration, pollinator habitat, and public engagement. Every element serves multiple functions —
Accomplished:
1.
Hydration-based Fire Safety Innovation — Marin’s first civic landscape to balance Zone Zero fire protection with infiltration-based soil hydration for long-term resilience.
2.
Integrated Art + Infrastructure — A custom art bench offers a quiet moment of reflection, honoring firefighters and inviting visitors into a deep relationship with land.
3.
Monarch Habitat Learning Station — A native milkweed butterfly garden behind a sidewalk bench provides close-up views of the monarch life cycle, connecting pollinator support to fire-safe, biodiverse design.