these videos deftly illustrate the ins and outs lush, leafy, effective wildfire prep
Updated February 2025: Looking to get the gist of preparing a property for wildfire? In under 30 minutes, these clips from Good Morning America, Univision, KTLA and the Theodore Payne Foundation, can jumpstart your understanding.
Why Fire Ignites Homes
See an experiment that illustrates how homes ignite – and what can keep them from doing so. For more information, see why we ask you Think Home First.
Learn about the retrofits, construction materials and strategies that can help homes defy flames. Univision tours the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains’ Fire Resilient Home with LA County Fire Department’s Alex Villalta.
Protect Your Home with Defensive Landscape Strategies
ABC Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee discusses the ins and outs of fire defensive landscaping with FormLA Landscaping President Cassy Aoyagi.
While no plant is fire proof, and a handful can raise LA’s wildfire risk, some plants resist ignition. See University of Irvine experiments with “drought tolerant” arson grasses and the more fire resistant LA-indigenous White Sage.
How to Maintain Your Space
Cal Fire recommendations for the landscape focus on effective maintenance strategies. Learn about the most critical fire defensive behaviors from FormLA Maintenance Care Manager Oscar Ortega and President Cassy Aoyagi in conversation with Univision.
On KTLA’s LA Unscripted, FormLA Maintenance Division Manager JT Wilkinson, President Cassy Aoyagi, and homeowner Teresa Mackey discuss fire safety recommendations based on learnings earned from in the aftermath of the January 2025 LA Fires.
Take Action
Each layer of wildfire preparation you create will protect you – and your neighbors. Get started here:
- Understand Your Choices: DefensibleSpace.org, FormLA Fire+Slide Resources
- Watch Wildfire Prepared Home Tours: Fire Defense Playlist
- Get a Custom Checklist: Cal Fire Fire Planner or IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home
