Los Angeles Wildfire Report Offers Important Lessons for Riverside County
A major new analysis of the January 2025 Los Angeles fires focuses on what happened in Los Angeles County—but many of its findings about homes,
News, Media, and Editorial
As our team works to create a more resilient Los Angeles, we’ll post stories, videos, podcasts, and press information here in the MySafe:LA blog. Because we work throughout the Los Angeles region, we gain insight and experience into many different life experiences. Some of them are worth sharing. We hope you enjoy each post.
El Niño Is Strengthening: What Riverside County Residents Should Know Before the Rain Arrives
A potentially historic El Niño is developing in the Pacific. For Riverside County, the most important issue isn’t predicting how much rain will fall—it is
AwareCA: California Adds a New Official Source for Emergency Information
California’s new public-safety app gives residents direct access to agency-sourced emergency information — but the best approach to wildfire situational awareness still involves more than
El Niño and Wildfire: What a Potentially Historic Event Could Mean for Riverside County
A potentially historic El Niño is developing in the Pacific. For Southern California’s wildfire communities, the consequences may be more complicated than simply expecting a
Wildfire Education & Resource Fair Comes to Temecula Wine Country
A Special Community Event at Galway Downs – March 14, 2026 Wildfire preparedness is not seasonal — it is structural. And on Saturday, March 14, 2026,
Community Risk Reduction Isn’t “Fire Prevention” — It’s Risk Intelligence in Action
During Community Risk Reduction (CRR) Week, it’s important to clarify a common misunderstanding: CRR is not simply “fire prevention.” CRR starts earlier—and goes much deeper. At
Keeping Communities Firewise: The Importance of Annual Renewal
The NFPA’s Firewise USA® program continues to be one of the most effective community-based wildfire prevention efforts in the nation — and it’s playing a growing role
Strengthening Southern California’s Wildfire Future: MySafe:Riverside at the Inland Empire Regional Task Force Meeting
Approximately 400 individuals attended the Orton Center at the University of Redlands, with an additional 350 participating remotely, for the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task
Understanding Vulnerability Factors in Wildfire-Prone Areas of Riverside County
Riverside County faces severe residential wildfire risk. Multiple analyses identify Riverside as having the most properties at wildfire risk of any U.S. county—and the exposure is growing
What Makes Riverside Different from Northern California When It Comes to Wildfire?
Wildfires are a common part of life in California, but different areas experience them in unique ways. While the extensive forests in Northern California often
MySafe:Riverside Expands Fire Safety with Free Smoke Alarms Across Southern California
MySafe:Riverside, a division of the Safe Community Project, is taking bold steps to protect lives across Riverside County and the greater Southern California region. Through its
MySafe:Riverside Leadership Travels to Sacramento to Advance Wildfire Preparedness Efforts
On April 21st, MySafe:Riverside Executive Director David Barrett traveled to Sacramento to advocate for ongoing wildfire prevention support and to gain deeper insights into the implementation of Proposition
