This week we were pleased to present our 105 Years of Wildfire History to the Chino Valley Fire District Board of Directors. In the time of COVID–we are doing 100% virtual presentations. If your organization, homeowners’ association or service club … Read More
This solid Los Angeles Times article talks about ways to survive wildfires… it isn’t clearing vegetation per se, it also includes having safe places for people to go during a wildfire (like a community green space) and hardening your home. … Read More
Check out the September edition of the Hills For Everyone e-newsletter. It covers wildfires with three mini-articles on where fires are likely to start, how to prep for an evacuation, and how to participate in an insurance hearing in October … Read More
Did you know that MOST wildfires near Chino Hills State Park start in July? Yep, nearly 22% of all documented wildfires ignite in July as found in our study. The Fourth of July and use of fireworks locally are part of the … Read More
It appears the reminder needs to be made that fireworks are illegal in all of the communities surrounding the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. This is the second fire for the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority in or near its preserves in just … Read More
Our friends at Orange County Coastkeeper are committed to building climate resilient communities and ecosystems. Coastkeeper is hosting a workshop to teach you how to protect your home by creating a defensible landscape that is less likely to ignite. We … Read More
Raise your hand if you would like to be an experiment for Orange County Fire Authority to test out your life and home in a raging wildfire. What kind of non-sense is this? Read the OC Register article.
There are quite a few helpful tips for homeowners on how to harden your home, including suggestions on: roof tops, windows, vegetation, gutters, decks, chimneys, fencing, etc. Brush clearance helps, but hardening your home provides fewer places for embers to … Read More
Today we were at the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) focusing on a study of wildfire, water, wildlands, and policy. The study being worked on is just at the beginning and will take a few years to complete. We … Read More
We continue to work with Yorba Linda residents from Protect Our Homes and Hills on the Esperanza Hills project. Hills For Everyone consultant Melanie Schlotterbeck was recently interviewed for a KCET-TV program. It is scheduled to air on Tuesday, January … Read More