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 Interface (WUI) zone prone to wildfires. In 2022, 10,200* people in the U.S. were treated in ERs for fireworks-related injuries, resulting in 11 deaths. Always keep children far away from […]
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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 many stakeholders and agencies including the LA County Fire Department, LA County Sheriffs, City of Agoura Hills, City of Calabasas, City of Malibu, Resource Conservation District of Santa Monica Mountains
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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 addressed the current home insurance status and important actions homeowners should be taking today. Current Rules: Insurer must give 75 days notice if they won’t be offering you a new
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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 event was very well attended, and included apparatus and equipment, along with demonstrations, a helicopter flyover and vehicle extrication. A large part of what we do is resident education on
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(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 State Fire Marshal (CAL FIRE). Daniel Berlant, California State Fire Marshal (CAL FIRE) spent the afternoon in Thousand Oaks celebrating the designation of California’s 800th Firewise USA® Community at the
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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 communities become more wildfire-resilient. The videos cover wildfire preparedness, fire ecology and how-to’s for home-hardening and defensible space! LA County Fire Department Forestry Division, had an open house for the
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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 Californians about the importance of always being prepared. As the state recognizes May as Wildfire Awareness Month, there are steps you and your family can take now to be ready
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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 brochures. Wildfires are a fact of life in California. It’s not a question of if they will occur, but when. It is extremely important that you are prepared. We are
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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 on our website, but lots of content does have its downside. Sometimes you are looking for some information or a link, that you saw somewhere on the website, but you
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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 needed to become a Firewise Community. Concerned residents asked questions. Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council holds its first Public Meeting. In an almost filled-to-capacity Agoura Hills Civic Center Community Room,
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