Every year we hear of devastating fires in California causing death and destruction. The State of California owns and is responsible for State parkland that is adjacent to our homes in the Tarzana and Woodland Hills area, however, the State has neglected to maintain their property and there is a significant overgrowth of dead brush and trees that threaten nearby homes. This petition demands State of California take immediate steps to remove the thick build of up brush on their land. We can not stand by and let the inevitable forrest fire destroy our homes. It is time for neighbors to come together with a unified voice to demand State representatives to allocate the necessary resources and remove all brush, dead trees, weeds to a distance of 1000 feet from all structures. The attached map shows the areas that need immediate attention. Please sign this petition and we will present it to the State representatives and politicians to act.
Updates
November 14, 2018
We hit our first major milestone today and the state can no longer ignore this amount of community backing. Use this momentum to call your representative and demand they visit the site on the map immediately.
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Ellen Demsky: If homeowners are required to clear their property of debris to prevent fire spread, shouldn't the surrounding Park areas be cleared also?
We as California natives pay all these taxes and nothing gets done to prevent fires. This is a prime example of the mismanaged tax dollars we are paying! It is the state of California responsibility to clean and maintain trees and brushes. We as home owners in this community are responsible to clean and maintain all brushes and trees on our own properties, the people running California should do their part!
It should be noted that we live near the top of hill near the end of Corbin. If you go to the other side of the fence in peoples back yard, you will notice a wall of dry uncut shrubs, weeds and trees that is stored fuel. Even if we keep it clear 200' away, the fire will be large enough that it will reach the houses on the street. In the past, the State arranged for clearing but it appears the workers pushed the waste material further into the hillside instead of removing it. This is not the proper way to stop fire. The fuel needs to be removed not just pushed into the hillside.
Thank you for starting the petition. Everytime I look down from my backyard and across Corbin Canyon and up to the Mountains, I realize that it is only time when there will be a serious fire. I clear my hillside but many neighbors still have pine trees on their slopes. There is so much dry growth in the canyon that should be cleared. Please keep me informed.
Our property is surrounded by both the Santa Monica Mountains National Park, and the Topanga State Park. The accumulated brush in both the State and National Parks near our homes poses a severe fire danger. We ask that the organizations responsible for brush clearance and forest management in these parks step up to their responsibility and commit the resources to getting this done as quickly as possible.
The brush should be cleared a minimum of 200 feet from any nearby home. (I'm not sure that 1,000 feet is necessary, but at least 200 feet should be brush cleared near any home).
I hike in the our mountains every day and I know how bad the build up of dead plant material is. I believe it is smarter and cheaper to clear it than to fight fires and rebuild homes.
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Every year we hear of devastating fires in California causing death and destruction. The State of California owns and is responsible for State parkland that is adjacent to our homes in the Tarzana and Woodland Hills area, however, the State has neglected to maintain their property and there is a significant overgrowth of dead brush and trees that threaten nearby homes. This petition demands State of California take immediate steps to remove the thick build of up brush on their land. We can not stand by and let the inevitable forrest fire destroy our homes. It is time for neighbors to come together with a unified voice to demand State representatives to allocate the necessary resources and remove all brush, dead trees, weeds to a distance of 1000 feet from all structures. The attached map shows the areas that need immediate attention. Please sign this petition and we will present it to the State representatives and politicians to act.
Updates
November 14, 2018
We hit our first major milestone today and the state can no longer ignore this amount of community backing. Use this momentum to call your representative and demand they visit the site on the map immediately.
32 Comments
It is a matter of “when” not if a fire is going to take many homes and lives here in Los Angeles County with the present unkept park lands the interface neighborhoods. The extended drought has caused beetle infestations, dead and dying trees and well as extremely dry and dead underbrush. If this is not attended to the destruction is on you as a representative and Los Angeles. Conditions have changed and we need to respond to very unsafe conditions.
Ellen Demsky: If homeowners are required to clear their property of debris to prevent fire spread, shouldn't the surrounding Park areas be cleared also?
We as California natives pay all these taxes and nothing gets done to prevent fires. This is a prime example of the mismanaged tax dollars we are paying! It is the state of California responsibility to clean and maintain trees and brushes. We as home owners in this community are responsible to clean and maintain all brushes and trees on our own properties, the people running California should do their part!
It should be noted that we live near the top of hill near the end of Corbin. If you go to the other side of the fence in peoples back yard, you will notice a wall of dry uncut shrubs, weeds and trees that is stored fuel. Even if we keep it clear 200' away, the fire will be large enough that it will reach the houses on the street. In the past, the State arranged for clearing but it appears the workers pushed the waste material further into the hillside instead of removing it. This is not the proper way to stop fire. The fuel needs to be removed not just pushed into the hillside.
Thank you for starting the petition. Everytime I look down from my backyard and across Corbin Canyon and up to the Mountains, I realize that it is only time when there will be a serious fire. I clear my hillside but many neighbors still have pine trees on their slopes. There is so much dry growth in the canyon that should be cleared. Please keep me informed.
Our property is surrounded by both the Santa Monica Mountains National Park, and the Topanga State Park. The accumulated brush in both the State and National Parks near our homes poses a severe fire danger. We ask that the organizations responsible for brush clearance and forest management in these parks step up to their responsibility and commit the resources to getting this done as quickly as possible.
The brush should be cleared a minimum of 200 feet from any nearby home. (I'm not sure that 1,000 feet is necessary, but at least 200 feet should be brush cleared near any home).
I hike in the our mountains every day and I know how bad the build up of dead plant material is. I believe it is smarter and cheaper to clear it than to fight fires and rebuild homes.
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It is a matter of “when” not if a fire is going to take many homes and lives here in Los Angeles County with the present unkept park lands the interface neighborhoods. The extended drought has caused beetle infestations, dead and dying trees and well as extremely dry and dead underbrush. If this is not attended to the destruction is on you as a representative and Los Angeles. Conditions have changed and we need to respond to very unsafe conditions.