We Can All Make Our Homes Less Vulnerable to Wildfire!

ZOOM WEBINAR
Monday, May 16 or Wednesday, May 18 at 7pm
The Los Angeles County Fire Department estimates that embers cause
the ignition of at least 50% homes that burn in wildfires.
As the Woolsey and Camp Fires have shown, embers, carried by strong winds, fly through the air and
rain down on vulnerable homes. Once homes ignite they create intense heat and more embers that then
ignite other nearby homes. This turns what would be a fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire into an urban
inferno, putting neighborhoods at risk and making it dangerous for vital first-responders to enter the area.

By taking action long before a wildfire threatens, homeowners
can address vulnerabilities.
In this hour-long presentation Beth Burnam and Ryan Ulyate, Co-Presidents of the Topanga Canyon Fire
Safe Council will describe simple steps to reduce the risk to homes from embers. You’ll learn about the
newly designated “Zone 0” – The immediate 5’ around your home and how this is now considered the
most important of all the defensible space zones.

TAKE ACTION
With the drought in full force, there will be an abundance of dry vegetation and the potential for a
destructive wildfire season. It is more important than ever for Topangans to take proactive steps to make
their home, neighborhoods, and the entire community safer. Your attending this webinar will also count
towards maintaining Topanga’s new FireWise Community designation, which could lower your fire
insurance bill.