We Can’t Control the Weather
But we can control how we prepare.
Protecting your home and community starts before a fire begins.
The resources below can help you prepare, respond, and stay informed.
Fire Safety
Homeowner Resources
Resource Conservation District — Home Ignition Zone Evaluation — RCD Wildfire Resilience Programs →
Ready! Set! Go! program — LA County Fire Department →
AW Brush Clearance Guidelines (English) — Download PDF
AW Brush Clearance Guidelines (Espanol) — Download PDF
Know Your Zone
Find your emergency evacuation zone and plan your route before you need it.
Emergency & Evacuation Zone Interactive Map — Genasys Protect →
Stay Informed
NOAA Fire Weather Forecast — Los Angeles/Oxnard (LOX) →
LA County Emergency Alerts — ready.lacounty.gov →
CalFire Incidents Map — fire.ca.gov/incidents →
Community Resources
Community Organizations
Malibu Volunteers On Patrol (VOP) — malibucity.org →
Topanga Canyon Emergency Preparedness (TCEP) — tcep.org →
LA County Disaster Communication Services — lacdcs.org →
CERT Malibu — malibucity.org →
CERT Topanga — facebook.com/topangaCERT →
CERT Agoura Hills — agourahillscity.org →
Community Events
Calabasas — Be Prepared Safety Fair (summer event) — cityofcalabasas.org (2025 announcement) →
Malibu — Safety and Preparedness Fair (fall event) — malibucity.org →
Topanga — Ready Fest Emergency Preparedness Fair (fall event) — OneTopanga (2025 posting) →
Government Agencies
LA County Fire — fire.lacounty.gov →
Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station — lasd.org →
Mountain Recreation & Conservation Authority — mrca.ca.gov →
California Highway Patrol — chp.ca.gov →
California State Parks — parks.ca.gov →
FEMA Disaster Communications — fema.gov →
Malibu West Fire Brigade
Many of these highly trained members also volunteer with Arson Watch