April 2024 Newsletter

Announcing wildfire retrofit assistance to eligible Ventura County residents

Ventura Regional FSC offers Ventura County residents support for wildfire safety improvements on their home through its Resident Grant Program. Residents begin by filling out the program form and scheduling a FREE Home Wildfire Assessment to prioritize projects based on wildfire risk.

Click here to learn more about who is eligible and fill out the registration form.

TAKE THE FIRST STEP!

Reminder: The next Firewise USA® Workshop is April 19th at 1PM!

VRFSC hosts monthly Firewise USA workshops over Zoom and answers questions regarding the Firewise process, submitting applications, maintaining In Good Standing status, etc.

BONUS! SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER

United Policyholders will be in the meeting this month to give us a Q&A session dedicated to answering questions regarding home insurance!

Catch us at Earth Day 2024!

April 20th, 11AM - 4PM, Plaza Park, Ventura

Proud to be a participant in this year's Earth Day celebration at Plaza Park on April 20th presented by the MERITO Foundation! Will we see you there?! We'll be there debuting our brand new Home Hardening Display!

Learn more about this event here.

Catch us at the Rising From the Ashes Home Tour!

April 20th, 11AM - 4PM, Ventura

Location will be emailed.

We will also be participating at the Ventura County Library Foundation's Rising from the Ashes Tour this year. Meet some of our Board Members at this amazing event from 12pm to 4PM on April 20th!

Learn more about this event here.

Fire Ecology Hike @ Harmon Canyon

May 3rd, 3PM - 5PM, Harmon Canyon Preserve

7511 Foothill Rd, Ventura, CA 93003

We will also be participating at the Ventura County Library Foundation's Rising from the Ashes Tour this year. Meet some of our Board Members at this amazing event from 12pm to 4PM on April 20th!

Learn more about this event here.

Did you miss the first few Firewise USA® Workshops of the year? No sweat! Click on the video icon in this section to watch the first workshop of the year.

Our live workshops happen every 3rd Friday at 1PM on Zoom and you can register here.

We upload past workshops on our YouTube Channel here.

Check out Firewise USA® Assistance page here

PSW Study Shows Fuel Treatments Improve Wildfire Outcomes

Read the Full Article Here

Thank you to all who filled out our Home Wildfire Assessment Survey and gave us testimonials! We had a raffle to announced the survey at the beginning of March and gave out two $50 gift cards to two participants.

We might have some more raffles in the future. In the meantime, if you received a Home Wildfire Assessment and have a comment or would like to submit a testimonial for our service, please fill out the short survey below!

Fill out our Testimonial Survey here!

From Edison Subsidiary, SCE:

We had a meeting with Southern California Edison (SCE) last week where they shared the amazing news that they are on track to have replaced more than 7,200 miles, or about 75%, of overhead distribution power lines in high fire risk areas with covered conductor. SCE also plans to complete about 100 miles of undergrounding by 2025 to address the high risk presented by limited exit and entry points to communities, extreme potential consequences and other factors.

For more information on wildfire safety efforts, visit https://energized.edison.com/wildfire-safety

Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council

(805) 746-7365

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