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FREE Vent Mesh Program
The Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council, in partnership with the City of Agoura Hills, is proud to announce the launch of a new Home Hardening…
Sellers Be Aware: New Disclosures
As of July 1, 2021, California Assembly Bill 38 (AB 38) states that the seller of a residential property located in specified zones must submit documentation…
Santa Ana Wind Season
September is National Preparedness Month. It’s an annual observance sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to remind everyone to prepare for emergencies and disasters.…
Fire Safe Visual Guide For Your Garden
Up to 90% of home ignitions are caused by burning embers. Ember intrusion through openings in your home, and embers landing on vegetation and other…
Successful 2nd CWRA Workshop
The City of Agoura Hills’ Community Wildfire Risk Assessment (CWRA) consultant, Jensen Hughes, held its second public workshop on July 29th, at the Agoura Hills…
This Home is Wildfire Ready – Is Yours
This homeowner created a 5-foot Zone 0 buffer using smart landscaping and noncombustible materials—and they still have a yard with grass, trees, and flowers spaced…
Do Trash Cans Burn
Will your trash cans burn? Watch the video to see if your guess is correct. Trash cans should always be moved at least 5 feet…
Agoura Hills 2nd CWRA Workshop
Join us to hear the results of the City’s Community Wildfire Risk Assessment and preliminary recommendations. Get involved, be a part of the conversation shaping…
Judge Rules California FAIR Plan’s smoke-damage policy is illegal
In a landmark decision, judge rules California FAIR Plan’s smoke-damage policy is illegal. A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge said Tuesday, June 24, 2025,…
July 2025 Update
Fountainwood Event On May 1, 2025, Fountainwood HOA held a well-attended and very successful event in Sumac Park. The Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council was…
Let’s Talk Defensible Space
What is Defensible Space? CAL FIRE defines Defensible Space as the buffer between your structure and the surrounding area. Adequate defensible space acts as a…
Four main Home Hardening Programs you need to know about
If you’re confused by the different standards and organizations telling us what to do to protect our homes from wildfire, you’re not alone. Organizations are…
Black Mustard Brush Clearance
Brush Clearance It is that time of year again when we need to prepare for fire season by reducing wildfire fuels. Clearing the brush in…
Fire Safety Day 2025
Your Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council was at the open house On May 10th, 2025, Station 89, on Canwood Street, opened up for Fire Safety…
June 2025 Update
Structure Fire In Old Agoura On May 9th, 2025, a structure fire broke out on Colodny Drive in Agoura Hills. A BIG thank you to…
Fire Expert Highlights materials, components and actions that saved homes from LA fires
“In both the Eaton and Palisades Fires, I did not see many homesthat survived without evidence of some type of defensive action.” Lessons from the…
Home Hardening and Defensible Space Videos
The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains Community Resilience team, with a grant from CAL FIRE, created a series of videos to help…
First Annual Wildfire Extravaganza
The Santa Monica Mountains Fire Safe Council is hosting its First Annual Wildfire Prevention Extravaganza!!! They will be hosting a home and garden tour with…
May Is National Fire Awareness Month
May is know as the National Wildfire Awareness Month It’s a time to focus on prevention and preparedness for wildfires, especially as warmer weather and…
Public Safety Day at Fire Station 89
Please join us for an informative day of safety and fun at Fire Station 89. Come Join Us The Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council will…
Community Wildfire Mitigation Training
Resource Conservation District of Santa Monica Mountains is hosting a Community Wildfire Mitigation Training event at the Calabasas Community Center. Please Join Wildfire Expert Instructor…
April 2025 Updates
Assistant Fire Chief Drew Smith gave the Stakeholders Workshop Group an excellent perspective and a very detailed history of past fires in our community and…
CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones
On March 24, 2025, CAL FIRE released its revised Fire Hazard Severity Zone for your area. This interactive map lets you see where your home…
Lessons Learned from the Palisades and Eaton Fires
Lessons Learned from the Palisades and Eaton Fires Yana Valachovic, County Director- Forest Advisor at University of California Cooperative Extension leads a one-hour webinar of…
IBHS Early Report: 2025 LA County Wildfires
Summary: Early Insights from Field Observations (March 6, 2025) The Palisades and Eaton Fires collectively scorched approximately 60 square miles, resulting in the tragic loss…
Mayor’s Emergency Preparedness Day
Thank you, Mayor Penny Sylvester, for putting on this event and prioritizing Emergency Preparedness in Agoura Hills.
Is your home in a trust?
Important information if your home is in a trust Putting your home into a Revocable Trust is an estate planning best practice. One of the…
Firefighters we need to thank
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! The Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council wants to express our deep gratitude to the dedicated firefighters who put their…
What we’re learning
What we’re learning about wildfire prevention and mitigation Everyone’s heard the old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure—and that…
Our 2025 Accomplishments
We are working hard to keep you safe! The last couple of weeks have been overwhelming—devastating to our neighbors who lost so much, and stressful…
Insurance Updates
New Mandatory One-year Moratorium for 91301 Residents Here’s a quick summary of some of the recent changes to insurance regulations, and how it will impact…
Agoura Hills Wildfire Risk Assessment
City of Agoura Hills’ WRA has begun Recently, the City of Agoura Hills began the process of commissioning a Wildfire Risk Assessment (or WRA), which…
Landscaping can protect from Wildfire
Prepare your home for the fall A well-maintained landscape can do wonders to protect you and your home during a wildfire—and a poorly-maintained landscape can…
Home Insurance Town Hall
Jeff Gorell and Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin – Home Insurance Event On October 15, Ventura County Supervisor Jeff Gorell and Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin convened a town…
2024 Fire Prevention Week
2024 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK – OCTOBER 6 – 12 Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work For You! In June of each year, The National Fire Protection…
Defensible Space
DSpace is not Deep Space – DSpace means defensible space! Embers, not the main firefront, are the leading cause of home ignitions during a wildfire.…
Electric Vehicle Fire Safety Tips
NFPA free safety tip sheet Lithium-ion batteries power a number of items used every day, from cell phones to laptops, along with scooters, golf carts,…
September 2024 Update
Training Completed! The volunteer leadership of your Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council has recently completed training from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety…
Red Flag Day Checklist
September is National Preparedness Month We have entered into “Fire Season,” although today many believe Fire Season in California is all year round. A Red…
Firewise Certificates
Agoura Hills has many Firewise USA® recognized communities. California has enacted “Safer from Wildfires” requiring insurance companies to recognize Firewise USA® designated communities by providing discounts to property…
Outthink Wildfire
The U.S. has witnessed a steady increase in wildfire activity over the past decade, and experts predict this trend will continue. Despite spending billions of…
Park Fire
The Park Fire in Northern California is now California’s 5th largest wildfire on record. This record is sobering but doesn’t capture the enormous amount of…
At Risk Resident Registration
Are you an “At Risk Resident,” disabled or elderly, who may need assistance in the event of a wildfire? The Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council…
Agoura Hills Firewise Community Assessments
This recent disturbing graph from CAL FIRE, clearly emphasizes that it is not so much the number of fires that have increased over the past…
4th of July Fireworks Dangers
CAUTION: July 4th Fire Risks Fireworks are beautiful to watch but can be deadly when mishandled or misused. Agoura Hills is in a Wildland Urban…
Getting the Word Out
On Saturday, June 8th, Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin held the Be Prepared Safety Fair, at the Calabasas Community Center. The regional event was well represented by…
Home Insurance Shopping
Home insurance shopping? Has your insurer dropped you? In a recent webinar held by Amy Bach, Esq., Co-founder and Executive Director of United Policyholders, Amy…
Fire Service Day 2024
Your Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council had a booth at Fire Service Day 2024, held at the Canwood Fire Station 89 on May 11. The…
California’s 800th Firewise Community
(L-R) Chief Daniel Berlant, California State Fire Marshal (CAL FIRE), Mario Contini, President of the KenCrest Ridge Firewise Community, and Deputy Chief Carmel Barnhart, California…
Redefining the Urban Wildfire Problem in the West
(Above) The Wildfire Disaster Sequence: severe wildfire potential and extreme conditions will quickly overwhelm wildfire suppression resources. Vulnerable structures will ignite and lead to an…
RCDSMM Posts New Videos
The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains Community Resilience team, with a grant from CAL FIRE, created a series of videos to help…
May is Wildfire Preparedness Month
As climate change contributes to more frequent and intense disasters, including wildfires, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) wants to remind all…
Wildfire Action Plans
In recognition of May being Wildfire Preparedness Month, we urge all Agoura Hills Residents to please click on the links below and read these two…
Website Quick Links
We have added a “Quick Links” feature to our website. We are very proud of all the content and resources we have built for you…
AHFSC Holds First Public Meeting
Danielle Picciano outlined the FREE home assessment program provided by the RCD. Beth Burnam emphasized the importance of Firewise Communities. Haddee Hammoud explained the steps…
CA Department of Insurance Webinar
On April 4th, 2024, the CA Department of Insurance held a webinar “Wildfire and Disaster Insurance On-line Town Hall,” hosted by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara,…
We need volunteers
The Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council (AHFSC) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that depends upon volunteers to accomplish our mission. To accomplish the objectives of…
March 2024 Update
Creating Firewise Communities One of the most important initial activities of the Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council is to create a Firewise USA Program. The…
We need you
We Need Volunteers The Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council (AHFSC) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that depends upon volunteers to accomplish its mission. To accomplish…
Ready! Set! Go!
Ready! Set! Go! Agoura Hills is one of the most beautiful places to live, but living in a “wildland-urban interface” (WUI) area does come with…
CA Insurance Crisis
The following article was contributed by Mike Thayer, CWMS, Property Risk Specialist for Allied Disaster Defense & Restoration, which gives us a unique perspective of how we…
Welcome to AHFSC
The Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council (AHFSC) is excited to share our inaugural Newsletter with you. Since it is our first, we thought we would…
Resources Section
One of the primary functions of the AHFSC website is to provide a clearinghouse of information for Agoura Hills residents to educate themselves regarding prevention…
Firewise
Firewise was developed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and is a cooperative effort among local, state, federal and private agencies and organizations to…
California Fire Safe Council
In October 2023, the Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council was officially recognized by the California Fire Safe Council (CFSC). CFSC plays an important role in…