"Many parks haven't been designed with fire in mind. Since we are all facing the same existential climate threat, we hope Foothill will become a model for the Western United States," said Sonoma County Regional Parks Director Bert Whitaker. In October 2019, the park was on the front lines to contain the Kincade wildfire and crews snaked miles of hoses through the park's woodlands and bulldozed fire breaks in its open spaces. The efforts kept the fire from burning through adjacent neighborhoods and the town, but 95 percent of the park was burned or damaged. Four miles of trails, eight trail bridges and a 40-foot bridge that provides access to the park's back country were destroyed.