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Editorial on Building in High Fire Risk Areas

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 24, 2021 with No Comments

A lot of the projects Hills For Everyone has opposed are in Very High (or High) Fire Hazard Severity Zones (i.e., Hidden Oaks – Chino Hills, Madrona – Brea, and Esperanza Hills – above Yorba Linda). By definition this means the land has burned multiple times in recorded history. Fundamentally, the issues are public safety (evacuation), loss of habitat, and impacts to our protected lands. More people and more access in these high risk locations mean more fires. Thanks to … Read More

State Park Featured in Article

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on December 22, 2020 with No Comments

Here is the second in a three part series on wildfires in Orange County. This article focuses on Chino Hills State Park and how it has an unnatural fire frequency. Too many fires burning the land is having big impacts on the plants and animals–all the reasons the park was protected. View the Voice of OC article.

Wildfire Cameras Installed

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 16, 2020 with No Comments

The City of Brea has installed two cameras to help alert authorities to wildfire incidents in eastern Brea. You can follow along and see what the cameras see at these links: Canyon Camera 1 Canyon Camera 2

State Park Entrance Video

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 2, 2020 with No Comments

This weekend we drove by the Sapphire entrance to Chino Hills State Park to see the damage from the Blue Ridge Fire. It was really sad.

Fire Myths Clarified

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on October 1, 2020 with No Comments

This is an important article to carefully read and slowly absorb about fires (especially the myths about forest fires versus chaparral fires). Fuel reduction has been the hot topic to “keep communities safe,” but in reality, the science is showing fires in these logged areas are actually burning hotter and more intensely. Spend some quality time reading this. Many thanks to Chad Hanson with the John Muir Project for his years of fire science work. View the article in Governing.