good morning america and univision deftly illustrate the ins and outs of 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, the Theodore Payne Foundation, and Univision can jumpstart your understanding.
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Why Fire Ignites Homes
See an Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) experiment that casts embers at two homes to discover how homes ignite – and what can keep them from doing so.
Learn about the retrofits, construction materials and strategies that can help homes defy flames via Univision’s tour of the Fire Resilient Home with LA County Fire Department’s Alex Villalta.
Protect Your Home with Defensive Landscape Strategies
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, and some plants resist ignition. See University of Irvine experiments with “drought tolerant” arson grasses and the more fire resistant LA-indigenous White Sage.
Dive deeper into defensive strategies with Cassy Aoyagi and Theodore Payne Foundation.
How to Maintain Your Space
Cal Fire’s Landscaping tips focus on effective maintenance strategies. Learn about fire defensive behaviors from FormLA’s Oscar Ortega and Cassy Aoyagi in conversation with Univision.
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
