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26 July 2020 8 November 2020:
Wildfire Resources for the Santa Monica Mountains
26 July 2020:
You Can Make You Home Less Vulnerable to Wildfire! -Zoom Video Presentation
Download the
Topanga Survival Guide
29 Nov 2019: L.A. Times Editorial:
"California will never control raging wildfires if it doesn’t stop building in high-risk areas"
17 November 2019: L.A. County: "
After Action Review of the Woolsey Fire Incident
"
October 2019: L.A. County Fire Department Video:
Harden Your Home
October 2019: Fire Adapted Communities:
Building for Wildfire Summit:
Understanding How Homes Burn and How to Build Better
3 October 2019: L.A Times: "Fireproof" Your House Guide
L.A. Times: Sept 11 2019:
Forest thinning projects won’t stop the worst wildfires. So why is California spending millions on them?
Spectrum News Video:
Small Flames Can Turn Into Major Blazes in 30 Seconds
L.A. Times: May 2019 Article and Video with NTCFSC: How to help fireproof your home before the next big wildfire
Embers are Public Enemy No. 1 in Defense Against Fires -NTCFSC in Malibu Times 13 April 2019
Why Did Only One Side Of This Home Burn?
National Park Service:
Why Prescribed Burns Are A Bad Idea for The Santa Monica Mountains
January 14, 2019 California Chaparral Institute:
A New Wildfire Policy for California
Dec 30th 2018: Los Angeles Times:
Here's how Paradise ignored warnings and became a deathtrap
December 2018: Los Angeles Times: A Million California Buildings Face Wildfire Risk
(With Topanga interviews)
Los Angeles Times: A
Century of Malibu Wildfires in 30 maps
Mashable, November 2018:
How A Quiet California Town Protects Itself Against Against Today's Megafires
L.A. Times, November 2018:
Camp Fire and Evacuation Stories
July 2018:
"Built To Burn": How scientist Jack Cohen changed the way we look at wildfire
Check out our new
Emergency Notifications
page!
Get Fire Wise with Tips & Plants to Protect Your Home
Behind Most Wildfires, a Person and a Spark: ‘We Bring Fire With Us’
Scientists Racing to Develop a Deeper Understanding of Wildfires
Home and landscape wildfire defense: lessons learned from the 2017 California wildfire season
The Lesson of How One California Home Survived Last Year's Historic Wildfires
Fire-wise Gardening -
Embrace Natives, Not Embers!
You Can Make Your Home Less Vulnerable to Wildfire! -Topanga Library Presentation On Dec 4th 2017
October 9th 2017: Wildfires in Northern California Kill at Least 10 and Destroy 1,500 Buildings
June 2017 NFPA Journal: How can we better protect homes and other structures against wildfire?
August 2016: NPR: In Wildfires, Big Flames Attract Attention, But Watch Out For The Embers
June 2016: "Old Fire": Luckily the winds calmed down and Topanga was spared!
Great Online Article:
Fighting Fires: You're Doing It Wrong!
Tree People:
How To Keep Trees Alive In The Drought
Home Ignition Zone Evaluations:
Praise From a Homeowner
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