Operational Plans for Safer Communities
The Safe Community Project dedicates a few days every year to focus on the open issues, gaps, and needs of the greater Los Angeles and
News, Media, and Editorial
As our team works to create a more resilient Los Angeles, we’ll post stories, videos, podcasts, and press information here in the MySafe:LA blog. Because we work throughout the Los Angeles region, we gain insight and experience into many different life experiences. Some of them are worth sharing. We hope you enjoy each post.
When People Die in Fires
In 2014, nine people died in house fires in the City of Los Angeles in just the first 90 days of the year. Interim LAFD
CAL OES Supports Safe Community Project Wildfire Efforts
The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, known as CAL OES, has delivered a wildfire readiness trailer as part of a grant to the Safe Community
Creating Safer Homes for Older Adults
The Safe Community Project’s L.A. Division, MySafe:LA is adding a new initiative to its community risk reduction initiatives. Focusing on older adults who live independently,
Wildfire Safety In Lower Income Communities
There are several neighborhoods in the greater Los Angeles area that are classified as “high-value” areas, where homes are worth millions of dollars. These areas
California Assembly Hearing on Insurance
The Safe Community Project participated in a State Assembly hearing on wildfire insurance conducted in Pasadena California on December 13, 2023. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
Brentwood Wildfire Safety Fair
As a component of our wildfire community risk reduction efforts, our L.A. Division, MySafe:LA produced a wildfire safety fair in collaboration with the Brentwood Homeowner’s
Wildfire Safety Fair in Brentwood
Following a series of meetings with area homeowners, MySafe:LA partnered with the Brentwood Homeowner’s Association, multiple other HOAs, as well as first responders and safety vendors to develop
CalOES Donates a Wildfire Trailer to MySafe:LA
MySafe:LA is delighted to share that the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) via their Listos California initiative has donated a new 2023 wildfire trailer to our organization. It
Notice of Public Meeting for September 21, 2023
The “MySafe:LA Los Angeles County Fire Safe Council” will conduct a Virtual workshop on wildfire preparedness on September 21, 2023, commencing at 7:00 PM (Pacific)
What Was Once Wet, is Now Dry: Wildfire Fuel
One of the tasks the members of MySafe:LA undertake is driving through various regions in the County of Los Angeles, evaluating the visible risk relative
MySafe:LA Participates in Wildfire TV Show
As part of an ongoing effort to share wildfire essential information, the LAFD through their public information office and PIO Captain Erik Scott set up a production
