Assistant Chief Drew Smith, LA County Fire Dept., and Assistant Chief Brad Weisshaupt, Forestry, LA County Fire Dept., explained the process of Prescribed Burns. Definition: A Prescribed Burn is a low intensity planned fire conducted by trained and experienced crews and land managers completed within a specific weather and fuel condition window or “prescription” to achieve […]
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California Zone 0 Draft Regulations – Summary (April 2026) On Thursday, April 23, 2026, the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, held a Zone 0 Regulatory Advisory Committee Meeting at the Calabasas Community Center, to present a draft of their most recent Rule Plead Summary. The following is a summary of the Draft Regulations. Please
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The True Cost of Rebuilding: Why Mitigation Is the Only Affordable Option Let’s do the math that the real estate industry, the development industry, and frankly, most of local government would rather you didn’t do. Because when you actually run the numbers on what it costs to rebuild after a major wildfire — versus what
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Zone 0 Public Meeting that we encourage you to attend. If you have an opinion or want the facts on Zone 0, this is your opportunity. Register to join the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Zone 0 Regulatory Advisory Committee right here in Calabasas. DATE: Thursday, April 23, 2026TIME: 1:00 – 7:00 PMWHERE:
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This is a video worth watching! Boulder has a history of wildfires, the most destructive of which was the Marshall Fire. The Marshall Fire was a wildfire and urban conflagration that started on December 30, 2021, as a grass fire in Boulder County, Colorado. The fire caused the evacuation of 37,500 people, killed two people, and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, making it the most
PRESS RELEASE RANCHO SIMI RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FIRST PHASE OF MEDEA CREEK MAINTENANCE PROJECT COMMENCES The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District (RSRPD) is pleased to announce that the first phase of the Medea Creek Maintenance Project is now underway. This fire-resiliency project includes the removal of invasive vegetation, deadwood, and accumulated debris across approximately
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A year ago, most of us downloaded an App we had never heard of before. We instantly believed and trusted the information on the App. Who are they, and how did they garner our trust so quickly? Watch Duty is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental organization focused on disseminating public safety information in real time from
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Something every property owner needs to understand… The Backward Pricing Problem. If your insurance premiums have doubled, this explains why and what to do about it. Most property owners think insurance works like this: “I had X claims last year, so I pay Y this year.” They’re pricing backward. Looking at history. But that’s not
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National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) In response to the growing threat of wildland fires to local communities, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) have developed a new Wildland Fire Data Portal, which provides open access to the experimental products from the Next Generation
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Vegetation in Zone Zero Amplifies Damage to Structures. In a recent Virtual Workshop, United Policyholders hosted Steven Hawks, Senior Director for Wildfire at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), and Yana Valachovic, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Institute, Associate Director, discussed the science behind Zone Zero. Zone Zero reduces
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