Last Saturday's Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council Brush Drop Off Another Success

Last Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council, in partnership with the City of Chino Hills and Waste Management, held its second Brush Drop Off event of the year on Canon Lane near Fire Station 4, as part of its efforts to mitigate wildfire risk.

A quartet of Council volunteers assisted a steady flow of Canyon residents in off-loading material into a pair of roll-off bins supplied by Waste Management, with the better part of both filled.  Anything that can be done to reduce flammable material helps to reduce the potential damage in case of a wildfire in the Canyon, so it is very fulfilling to see the amount of brush carted away at the end of the event.

There was also an extra bonus this time as a sidewalk was cleared of plant material that grew over it, as if the Council volunteers didn't have enough to do, so this was all cut back, the sidewalk swept clean and the material added to that brought by local residents.

The weather has been cool and pleasant lately, but we know the hot, dry Santa Ana winds are coming and the conditions will be ripe for more wildfires.  After the horrific January blazes at Pacific Palisades and Altadena, it is increasingly obvious that there is no fire season and that the threat is basically year-round, so anything we can do to decrease the risk of damage is important.  

This is why the twice-annual Brush Drop Off is a vital part of what the Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council does.

Carbon Canyon Brush Drop-Off This Saturday the 4th

The Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council holds its fall brush drop-off this Saturday the 4th from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Canon Lane, north of Carbon Canyon Road, near Fire Station 64.  Council volunteers will be there to assist in the unloading of cut brush, clippings, branches and other material, the reduction of which helps mitigate wildfire risk in our Canyon.

Thanks to the City of Chino Hills and Waste Management for their collaboration with these twice-yearly offerings with tons of debris hauled away and making Carbon Canyon that much safer, especially as the fall Santa Ana winds approach and the risk of a wildfire grows, even as the fire season is now year-round.  The Council looks forward to working with residents this Saturday as we work together on this vital aspect of protecting our Canyon.

Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council Co-Sponsors Homeowners' Insurance Workshop This Thursday

This Thursday the 22nd from 6-8 pm. at the McCoy Equestrian Center, 14280 Peyton Drive, next to the Chino Hills Community Center and across from Ayala High School, the Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council joins the Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council in sponsoring a Homeowners' Insurance Workshop.

The meeting will address the vital issues taking place with property insurance in California, inform participants on how to better know how policies are structured, and offer concrete suggestion on how to protect cherished and valued personal property.

Given the terrible realities of the recent Eaton and Palisades wildfires and the always continuing threat that looms over many homeowners, including in Carbon Canyon and adjacent areas in Chino Hills, this is an important meeting to attend.

Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council Brush Drop-Off Tomorrow Morning!

It's going to be a hot weekend and this is a reminder of the ever-present wildfire danger in Carbon Canyon. So, tomorrow morning, Saturday the 4th from 8 to Noon, the Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council hosts its biannual Brush Drop-Off event at Fire Station 64 on Canon Lane, north of Carbon Canyon Road.

Chino Hills residents ONLY of the Canyon are encouraged to bring cut brush to roll-off bins provided free by Waste Management with the assistant of the City of Chino Hills. Help us reduce the risk of wildfire damage! 

Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council Presentation on Wildfire House Hardening

 At its regular monthly meeting last night, the Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council hosted a presentation by Allied Disaster Defense, a West Covina company that provides services for fire damage restoration as well as house hardening for protection against wildfires.

While the Council does not endorse the company or its products and services, it offered the presentation as a service to Carbon Canyon residents to get educated about the latest recommendations, endorsed by fire officials and others, to protect houses for wildfires.

The presentation was recorded and is well worth a look by anyone residing in the Canyon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_4_qsEGuZU.

While we had ample rainfall this past winter, we cannot get complacent about the ongoing risk of wildfire, especially because there is a lot more plant material and hot weather, such as the heat dome now affecting inland areas and much of northern California, can quickly dry out much of that material and significantly elevate the fire risk.  Moreover, there will be mandated changes to what the state will allow in terms of plant and other flammable material around houses, especially as insurance companies continue to drop customers in high fire zones.

For more about the Council, check out its website: www.carboncanyonfsc.org.

Brush Drop Off A Force for Good in Carbon Canyon

Yesterday morning, the Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council, in conjunction with its partners, the City of Chino Hills and Waste Management, held its annual spring Brush Drop Off near Fire Station 64 on Canon Lane, as the Council continues its efforts, over nearly a quarter century, to mitigate wildfire risk in a variety of ways, including his important program.

It was a cool and damp morning, great, however, for residents on the Chino Hills side of the Canyon to cut down brush, trees and other plant material that provide ready fuel for wildfires and bring them to the site where a pair of roll-off bins were available.  A trio of Council volunteers assisted residents in placing the plant material in the bins, which the disposal company provided courtesy of the City.  This May the 4th was truly a force for good in the Canyon.

With all the rain producing all of the brush, it is vital that we do whatever we can to keep the level of material as low as possible, especially as warmer, drier weather will quickly dry it out and raise the risk of wildfire damage, though we, of course, hope that we will avoid this for another year!  Thanks to the City, Waste Management and the Council for their collaborative efforts on this critical endeavor and a second Brush Drop Off will likely be held this fall.