Fire
Avoid Setting off Fireworks on 4th of July 2023
Each year, the celebration of Independence Day brings joy and excitement, but it also poses significant risks when individuals attempt their own personal fireworks displays.
EPIC Shares Wildfire Mitigation Info at BBQ
Members of the Calabasas Fire Safe Council, EPIC-FSC shared important wildfire mitigation information and resources at The Commons at Calabasas Summerfest BBQ on Saturday, June 10th from 4:30pm to 7:30pm. The local non-profit organization is committed to sharing what Calabasas homeowners need to do now to protect their properties from the threat of wildfires.
A Survival Guide for the Next Disaster
EPIC-FSC President Brian Cameron shares tips on how to survive the next disaster – featured article in the Calabasas & Hidden Hills Living magazine, September 2022.
Calabasas Residents: Protect Your Home in 2023
As California begins to recover from the first natural disaster of 2023, a group of local Calabasas residents is doing something to prevent future destruction in their community. In response to the damaging November 2018 Woolsey Fire, a group of residents came together to offer free home hardening assessments designed to mitigate risks, survive an emergency event, and recover from fires, earthquakes, and other natural disaster.
Brian Cameron Home Hardening on NBC
View the NBC coverage of EPIC’s Brian Cameron conducting a fire home hardening evaluation.
New Insurance Regulations For California Wildfire Mitigation
California will become the first state in the nation to require insurance premium discounts for owners of homes and businesses that are made safer from wildfires. The new rules mandate that insurance companies reward consumers who take wildfire safety and mitigation actions under the state’s Safer From Wildfires framework, the Department of Insurance.
Calabasas Evacuation Zones
Using the Zonehaven AWARE platform, first responders and residents will refer to the same set of Zone maps used for planning and conducting evacuations,” the city of Calabasas said in a news release. “Beginning with the Santa Monica Mountain region, residents can now see their ‘Zone’ and have access to information about emergency services in their zone, see real-time zone status updates, shelter options, and more.”