Weathering Fire
Fires will happen again and it is up to all of us who live in areas of high fire risk to take action now to protect ourselves and our neighbors. That’s the message delivered by Keegan Gibbs, one of...
Reflections: The Franklin Fire
There’s nothing like the imminent threat of wildfire to make other worries recede into the background. The Franklin Fire ignited around 11 pm on the night of December 11, in Malibu Canyon and burned more than 4000 acres, destroying...
The Elephant in the Canyon
A fire through Topanga could surpass the death toll from the Camp Fire in Paradise and the Lahaina Fire in Hawaii, combined. And potentially, several times over. Does that get your attention? If it doesn’t, I understand. I grew...
Henry Stern Makes the Case for Fire Safe Homes
The Woolsey Fire roared through the Malibu Lake neighborhood in the early hours of November 9, 2018, damaging and destroying more than half the homes in the small mountain community. This community has much in common with Topanga: many...
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