No-Cost Home Wildfire Assessments
Reduce Your Risk by Hardening Your Home
A Wildfire Risk Assessment from the VRFSC team can help you create an action plan unique to your home.
The largest factor determining a building's ability to withstand a wildfire is how well a home's 5 foot of perimeter (called Zone 0) resists embers.* A fire-hardened home is a home that’s taken smart steps ahead of time to prepare for wildfires and ember storms.
* This information was sourced from a publication of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
About Your No-Cost Home Wildfire Assessment
Simply sign up today and one of our Wildfire Safety Staff will visit your home to assess and provide recommendations for hardening your home through a personalized online interactive report. All report results are private, and the report is simply meant as an educational tool to help provide a starting point for residents on how to lower their risk.
Know Your Risk
California’s Office of the State Fire Marshal has developed Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps that are scientifically based on factors like fire history, existing and potential fuel, predicted flame length, embers, terrain, and fire weather.
Ventura County has a very high risk of wildfire – higher than 90% of counties in the US. Do you live in a Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ)? Find out now by visiting the State Fire Marshal’s FHSZ map. See how your community stacks up by visiting WilfireRisk.org.
Please note that while your home may not show up on the map, most people living in California are threatened by wildfire. These maps are scientifically based on factors like fire history, existing and potential fuel, predicted flame length, embers, terrain, and fire weather. For more information about the state’s FHSZ maps, visit the Office of the State Fire Marshal.