How to Harden Your Home Against Wildfires in California
Santa Ana winds are strong, dry downslope winds in Southern California that dramatically increase wildfire risk by spreading flames and embers at high speed. In January 2025, these winds played a major role in intensifying wildfires across the region, making fires...
Defensible Space Isn’t Landscaping. It’s Fire Defense
When a wildfire gets close, it doesn’t arrive as a polite line of flame. It throws heat, it throws embers, and it looks for anything dry and convenient to turn into the next ignition point. That’s why defensible space matters. You’re not prettying up a yard, you’re...
The Future of Wildfire Detection: Real Tools, Real Data, and a Faster Line of Defense
Wildfires don’t wait for business hours. They jump canyons at midnight, run with the wind, and turn a quiet ridgeline into a problem in minutes. The only thing that consistently buys time is early intel—real signals, not rumors. That’s why the game has shifted from...
Community Efforts in Wildfire Prevention: Success Stories
Wildfire season isn’t a date on a calendar; it’s a mood. You feel it when the air gets sharp and the hills go quiet. In places that have been burned before, folks don’t wait around anymore. They organize. They walk their streets together and point at the obvious...