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Santa Monica Mountains Community Wildfire Protection Plan
FIRE SAFETY INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS
*Ready! Set! Go! 2009 (LA County Version)
*Ready! Set! Go! 2009 (Ventura County Version)
This Personal Wildfire Action Plan gives tips and tools to residents successfully prepare for a wildfire. It provides guidance on retrofitting your home with fire-resistive features and will help you create the necessary defensible space around your home (3.63 MB, 12 pgs.)
A Road Map to Fire Safety: How to Create Defensible Space in the Santa Monica Mountains
CALFIRE: 100' of Defensible Space is the Law
CALFIRE: Fire Safety Education
Firewise - Resources for the Homeowner
Homeowner's Wildfire Mitigation Guide
The Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Problem - Jack Cohen
*Wildland-Urban Fire, A diffierent approach - Jack Cohen
Wildland Safety (Ventura County Fire Department)
Fire Safe Landscaping
A California-Friendly Guide to Native and Drought Tolerant Gardens
*Best Management Practices - "Lollipopping Trees"
California Invasive Plant Council: Don't Plant a Pest
Fire-Resistant California Friendly Plants
Invasive Plants and Wildfire in Southern California
Leaf burn times of California native plants
Living in the Wildland-Urban Interface
Oak Tree Care and Maintenance Guide
Preserving and Protecting California Native Plants and Their Habitats
Tree Trimming Guidelines 2009 (English, Spanish)
Hardened (Fire-Safe) Homes
Builder's Wildfire Mitigation Guide
*CA Fire Marshal: Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Building Code Information
*CA Fire Marshal: Approved WUI Building Materials
CA Fire Marshal: WUI Products Handbook
California Wildfires: the 'fire-proof' house
*High Fire Hazard/Fire Hazard Severity Zone Requirements
Radiant Heat versus Firebrands (Embers), Jack Cohen
Ventura Co Water/Hydrant Standards
Wildfire! Preventing Home Ignitions
Will your home survive a wildfire?
Emergency Preparedness
City of Calabasas: Emergency Preparedness Guide
*City of Malibu: Emergency Preparedness Program
*City of Malibu: Emergency Notification System
*Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
Emergency Survival Guide, LA County
Horse Evacuations in LA County: LACDACCERT Presentation
Horse Safety Guide (Ventura County Fire Department)
Humane Society: Disaster Preparedness Brochures for Pets and Animals
Red Cross: Prepare your Family for Disasters
Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness
Topanga Disaster Survival Guide
Related Environmental Issues
California Chaparral Institute
California Wildfire Restoration Initiative
Guide to Bird-Friendly Tree and Shrub Trimming and Removal
Guide to Flash Flood Preparation
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains - Interesting Info for Locals
Rural Roads - A Construction and Maintenance Guide for Landowners
Ventura County Tree Protection
Fire Safe Councils
How to Form a Fire Safe Council
Running a Local Fire Safe Council
Fire Safe Council Best Practices Handbook 2010
CWPP Collaborators
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Los Angeles County Fire Department
National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
Ventura County Fire Department
*This information was presented at the 2009-2010 CWPP community meetings.
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