The Community Brigade pilot program is a trailblazing partnership with LA County Fire Department, designed to help bridge the resource gap between professional first response agencies and local communities during wildfires and other disaster events.
Trained in fire behavior, wildland firefighting, communications and home hardening, volunteers will assist the IC in achieving the incident objectives while also encouraging long term pre-event mitigation. The brigades will support responding resources with their intimate knowledge of their communities, acting as trusted resource multipliers.
Initially launching in 7 pilot communities in the Santa Monica Mountains with the goal to assist in expanding the program to WUI communities across the west.
