Free Seminar! Assessing Residential Wildfire Hazards on April 10th

Post date: Mar 25, 2013 5:44:48 PM

Southern California Edison is paying for anyone that wants to attend this seminar! This is a great way to learn how to make your home less vulnerable to wildfire. The more Topangans that learn this important information, the more that we can share it with our neighbors -making us all more fire adapted –one home at a time.

The info below is from the California Fire Safe Council.

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Greetings! Just a friendly reminder to encourage your attendance at “Assessing Residential Wildfire Hazards” – an NFPA training designed for residents and Fire Safe Councils. Don’t miss your opportunity to learn about how you can protect your home and property from wildfire! Plus, this training (regularly over $300) is offered for FREE, thanks to generous support from Southern California Edison.

ASSESSING RESIDENTIAL WILDFIRE HAZARDS

Wednesday, April 10

9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Duarte Community Center

1600 Huntington Drive, Duarte, CA 91010

Community Center and parking located on the south-side of Huntington, behind City Hall

About the Training:

Are you ready to learn more about what you can do to protect your property from wildfire?

Have you ever wondered: After defensible space, what’s next?

It’s NOT ‘luck’ or ‘a miracle’ when homes survive wildfires! When it comes to wildfire risk, it is not a geographical location, but a set of conditions that determine the home’s ignition potential in any community. According to fire science research, individual efforts to reduce the loss of property DO make a difference even in the face of a catastrophic wildfire. Homeowners can and must take primary responsibility for wildfire safety action around the home.

NFPA’s “Assessing Residential Wildfire Hazards” is specially designed to give residents and Fire Safe Councils the knowledge necessary to prevent losses from wildfire while focusing on the Home Ignition Zone – defined as the home and its immediate surroundings up to 200 feet. The training teaches how to identify the hazards and reduce risks in the home ignition zone before a wildfire starts. By applying this knowledge of how wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires occur and by using new approaches, future WUI fire disasters can be significantly reduced.

The agenda for “Assessing Residential Wildfire Hazards” includes:

· Module 1 The Wildfire Threat: Perceptions versus Reality

· Module 2 Understanding Wildland/Urban Fire

· Module 3 Identifying and Mitigating Wildfire Hazards

· Module 4 Firewise Communities/USA®: From Residences to Communities

California Fire Safe Council is pleased to offer this important training to Fire Safe Councils and residents at no cost, thanks to generous support provided by Southern California Edison. Join us for a day of learning how to better protect our homes, communities and environment from wildfire.

Space is limited, so register TODAY! Registration closes on April 9, 2013. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. For questions and additional information, please contact Katie Martel at (626)335-7426 or kmartel@cafiresafecouncil.org.