For residents looking to track the latest information related to the N CA wildfires, the San Francisco Chronicle has developed a terrific interactive map. This well produced interactive map will allow you to search by fire the latest information. To use the map, click here.
Hundreds of people living in Riverside are a bit safer today, following a CalFire Prevention Safety Fair event. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit California hard beginning in March of 2020, there were concerns that CalFire Prevention’s public safety fairs would be unable to continue. Although no activities took place for several months, the program is …
The California Fire Prevention Organization has released a new interactive digital book, “California Burns, Volume One.” This digital book is available via the Apple bookstore, and features never before seen photographs of wildfires throughout Southern California (Volume One). These remarkable fires are shown through the eyes of the fire photographers that cover wildfires in the …
The California Fire Prevention Organization has recommenced its public safety fair efforts following months of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new events, scheduled in partnership with area fire departments, are being presented with a twist: combining our fire and life safety education efforts with food giveaways. As at-risk families are provided with food …
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The California Fire Prevention Organization is launching two new podcasts in support of fire and life safety in the State. The first is called “California Burns,” and is about wildfire that is always at the center of our fire safety concerns. Every year, wildfires continue to set records, and while 2020 has been relatively quiet …
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Currently, the California Fire Prevention Organization’s field operations have been suspended due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus. California Governor Gavin Newsom has published some guidelines that everyone should be aware of relative to overcoming the dramatic impact of this virus. Until we build immunity, our actions will be aligned to achieve the following: Ensure our …
As COVID-19 spreads, Six Indicators to Watch For… Read More »
The recent spread of the Novel Coronavirus, first detected late in 2019 is having an impact on scheduled fire prevention and safety activities this spring. The disease, which is called COVID-19 once a person is infected, is considered to be extremely contagious, and has some potential to be life threatening. Although the caseload in the …
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California Fire Prevention is focused on getting key fire and life safety messages to at-risk communities year round, but especially when the risk of house fires – and CO poisoning is highest. The cooler and (sometimes) rainy weather that affects Californians during the winter is when many house fires occur. Often the result of improper …
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California Fire Prevention Organization teams are visiting 4th and 5th grade classrooms in various cities throughout California, as this shot from a County of Santa Cruz campus highlights. Students watch a 45 minute presentation and learn about basic fire safety. They then take home an inspection form (as homework), and complete it, returning it for …
California Fire Prevention teams are teaching 4th and 5th grade students about fire safety as part of the 2019/2020 “MySafe:California” outreach program. Students, such as this group in Lake County, CA are taught about the risks of fire in the home, how to inspect their homes for working smoke alarms, how to safety escape a …
The San Francisco Chronicle has developed a California fire map that allows people to see in near real-time where wildfires are burning in the state.
The California Fire Prevention Organization has earned a FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant to support the organization’s focus on wildfire education, prevention, and awareness.
There is a grim forecast for the State of California’s Drought situation. Although there was favorable rainfall in April (and some snow), that did little
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