The destruction from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria this week is difficult to fathom. Thousands of buildings collapsed, and the number of people killed continues to climb, with tens of thousands injured. Many organizations are offering humanitarian aid, but the freezing weather conditions are further endangering survivors and complicating rescue efforts, as aftershocks continue to strike the region.
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.
View the NBC coverage of EPIC’s Brian Cameron conducting a fire home hardening evaluation.
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