July 2024 Newsletter

Our Home Wildfire Assessment scheduler is back online! We appreciate your patience as we redesigned our scheduling software. Now, you can book dates conveniently and easily online. Our assessors will be visiting neighborhoods countywide, so check now to see when we will be in your area.


NOTE: Home Wildfire Assessments are offered every 2 years for the same property; if you have already received an assessment within the last 2 years, please continue making your home more fire safe in alignment with your existing report.

Schedule a Wildfire Assessment today!

We have launched the application for our resident Grant Program! For eligible applicants, defensible space clearance and home modifications and retrofits can be offered at no cost to Ventura County residents.


Funds are limited and will be distributed based on a number of qualifying factors; including but not limited to wildfire risk, presence of physical and/or financial barriers, veteran status, and effectiveness of the mitigations VRFSC is able to offer.


Applications will be accepted until August 16, 2024! Applicants will be notified of their status August 30, 2024.

Click here for more info & to Apply

Reminder: The next Firewise USA® Workshop is July 19 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.

Register for the workshop 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

VRFSC was featured in this article from Edison International Subsidiary, Southern California Edison:

The California Conservation Corps and CAL FIRE helped clear 100 feet of brush from behind their homes, creating defensible space that helps crews protect buildings during a fire by putting space between flammable brush and homes.


Defensible space is required by state law and regulations in certain areas, with some local ordinances being even more restrictive. Best practices for removing vegetation and potential fuels around homes call for clearances up to 100 feet of defensible space — increasing beyond 100 feet in more hazardous areas.


As an extra line of defense, homeowners can also install fire-resistant doors, double-paned windows and ember-resistant screens and vents.


Read Full Article Here

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