Rebuild:LA Episode 031 - Scenes from MySafe:LA’s Wildfire Fair

MySafe:LA's Wildfire Fair took place this past Sunday at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles. Our non-profit organized the event to help residents have a one-stop solution to finding wildfire information and products. The fair featured 25 booths where attendees could learn about a wide array of products from spray-on fire retardants, to emergency vests pre-loaded with essentials you’ll need if you have to evacuate. Government agencies were also on hand including Los Angeles’ Emergency Management Department and the State’s Department of Insurance. Workshops were held throughout the day. Experts presented on landscape planning, wildfire safety for older adults, home fire retardants, how to become a Firewise site, and updates on California’s current insurance challenges. There was even a Kids' Zone where children learned hands-only CPR and home fire safety, assembled their own emergency Go Bags, and practiced how to Get Low and GO. The fair welcomed at least 300 attendees. It was so successful that we plan to hold three more this year, in LA Council Districts 1, 11, and 12. 

Our Executive Officer, David Barrett, carried a microphone into the booths of some of the exhibitors to find out what they have to offer in helping keep Los Angelenos safe in the event of ll. wildfire.

Resources:

• MySafe:LA’s Kids Safety
• PERK (Phoenix Emergency Recovery Kits)
• M-Fire Technologies
• M-Fire Suppression
• WetLine Wildfire Defense
• Fire Coat
• PERCI

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:25 WetLine
• 6:25 M-Fire
• 9:18 Fire Coat
• 11:37 PERK
• 13:25 PERCI