Make September the Month You Get Your Mitigation Work Done. September marks Wildfire Prevention Month, positioned at the point in the calendar when much of the western United States is at peak fire risk — vegetation is at its driest, and fire activity historically remains high through early fall. The month is used by fire […]
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We strongly advise all residents to download and use the Watch Duty App. Watch Duty, the wildfire tracking and alert app, marks five years of operation this year, having launched in August 2021. In that time, it has grown from a single-county volunteer project into one of the most widely used wildfire information tools in
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CA Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Approves First-in-the-Nation Zone 0 Regulations. Thank you to the CA Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. They have worked tirelessly to complete these regulations. No, we didn’t all get everything we wanted but we all got something that will keep us all safer from wildfire. This has to
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Wildfires aren’t just a California problem. They’re burning on four continents at once, and the numbers this week are staggering. Here’s where things stand as of July 30, 2026. The US: 92 large fires and counting. Firefighters are currently working to suppress and contain 92 large fires across the country, with 9 new large incidents
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Home Hardening Benefits are driving a whole new wave of Home Wildfire Protection Products. As wildfire seasons grow longer and more intense, so has the market for products designed to help homes survive them. What used to be a fairly narrow category—defensible space and maybe a fire-resistant roof—has expanded into a genuine industry, with new
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Momentum is building to solve home insurance crisis. California lawmakers are finally doing something about the insurance mess wildfire survivors have been dealing with since the LA fires wiped out roughly 11,000 homes two years ago. The bad news: it’s a lot of moving pieces, some are law already, some are still bills, and none
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Wildfire mitigation is not only about home hardening and defensible space. There are many other items and preparations that should be in place before the event of a wildfire. Important things you can do today, to make your recovery easier. Wildfire mitigation is taking action to prevent wildfire. However, having a clear understanding of what
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