Topanga Canyon Fire Safe Council
29 Nov 2019: L.A. Times Editorial: "California will never control raging wildfires if it doesn’t stop building in high-risk areas"
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?
December 2018: Los Angeles Times: A Million California Buildings Face Wildfire Risk (With Topanga interviews)
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 2016: "Old Fire": Luckily the winds calmed down and Topanga was spared!
Great Online Article: Fighting Fires: You're Doing It Wrong!
Home Ignition Zone Evaluations: Praise From a Homeowner
Take simple steps today to Be Ember Prepared
For more detailed info, download and and follow the Wildfire Home Assessment & Checklist
Create Defensible Space
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