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Scary Brush Fire on Hillside Ave in Mill Valley
This evening the quiet was shattered by sirens then the persistent chuffing of helicopters overhead starting around 4 pm. I watched the action from my deck in Homestead. First the choppers would circle over the smoke plume, then drop down their water payload over the fire circle then descend to the Bay to fill back up for another drop. A reported brush fire had broken out on Hillside Ave near Boyle Park and downtown Mill Valley. The fire burned for two hours until SMFD got i
James Young
Jul 272 min read


Outdoor Furniture Covers and Other Deployable Wildfire Measures
So, let's think abut this for a moment... In the unfortunate event of a nearby wildfire, in all liklihood we'd expect some warning before...
James Young
Aug 15, 20252 min read


Why Home Sellers Should Consider Home Hardening Before Listing
Knowledge is Power Agents, Here's Why You Should Suggest Your Sellers Wildfire Harden Their Homes Before Listing... Because It Could...
James Young
Jul 22, 20252 min read


Creating Defensible Space
So our house is in the WUI in Mill Valley. We are quite literally surrounded by trees. It 's also an old house, with cedar shake siding...
James Young
Jul 21, 20252 min read


The Fires They Are A-Changin'
WIldfire prepared? Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the fires Around you have grown And accept it that soon you...
James Young
May 27, 20252 min read


Zone Zero Offense
They say the best defense is a strong offense and that's what we mean when we talk about the Home WIldfire Defense, ZZO. It's about...
James Young
May 23, 20252 min read


The Creation of Home Wildfire Defender
The tragic fires this last January in Los Angeles felt like a tipping point in the public consciousness around wildfire, at least in the...
James Young
Apr 18, 20252 min read
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