Take this survey to see how safe your home is from wildfire, and learn how to make it even safer!
This service is sustained through community support. If you feel that it has been of value to you, please feel free to make a tax-deductible contribution.
Your support is deeply appreciated.
Correspondence and donations may also be mailed to:
Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council
910 East Aliso St.
Ojai, CA 93023
phone: (805) 646-7307
e-mail:
The Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity, EIN# 52-2291493.
Donations are tax deductible.
The Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council was founded in 2000, and is dedicated to promoting Wildfire Safety through Education and Action in the Ojai Valley area.
We are an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and we work with many partners in the community, including residents, farmers, ranchers and growers, and safety agencies from federal, state, county and local jurisdiction. We rely on grants and public support to fund our activities.
Our activities include both education and vegetation management projects in high-hazard and sometimes sensitive areas. Please feel free to explore our website to find out more about the projects and activities of the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council.
Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council
910 East Aliso St.
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-7307
This website is sustained through a combination of community support and government grants. If you feel that this site has been of use to you, please feel free to send donations to the address below.
Your support is especially necessary during times of critical incidents such as the Day Fire. Your contributions are deeply appreciated.
Correspondence and donations may be mailed to:
Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council
910 East Aliso St.
Ojai, CA 93023
phone: (805) 646-7307
e-mail: info@firesafeojai.org
The Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity.
Donations are tax deductible.
A: Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council is a local Fire Safe Council dedicated to preparing and educating people in the Ojai Valley area to help protect them, their homes and their families from wildfire. We work in close association and with the support of the California Fire Safe Council, which serves hundreds of Fire Safe Councils throughout California. See our About page for more information.
A: The Home Wildfire Safety Survey is designed to help homeowners assess the safety level of their home and property in the event of a wildfire. It asks questions about your home and surrounding land, and based on your answers, provides a safety rating, along with recommendations about how you can improve safety.
A: No. The Home Wildfire Safety Survey is not an "official" assessment -- this tool is for your personal use in determining your home's safety level in the event of a wildfire. Because we do not collect or store any personal information (other than your ZIP code), there is no way to share or transmit any personally identifiable information to any government agency, insurance company or other entity.
A: No. To begin with, the only information we collect and store is your ZIP code. So there is no way for us or anyone else who might gain access to our data to personally identify anyone. If you choose to have your survey results eMailed to yourself and/or others, we use the eMail address(es) that you provide ONLY for that purpose, and we do not store them -- once the eMail has been sent, we have no record of those eMail addresses.
By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law.
The materials on this web site are provided “as is”. Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site. In particular, Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council does not warrant or make any representations that following any or all recommendations given on its website will necessarily prevent or protect the user from damage by wildfire.
In no event shall Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council or its contractors be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on this site, even if Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council or an Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.
The materials appearing on Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council’s web site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user’s own risk.
Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
Any claim relating to Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council’s web site shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
We do not request or automatically acquire any personally identifiable information. The only data that we collect and store is the user's ZIP code, for geographical data analysis purposes. A ZIP code is not considered Personal Information, since it can not, by itself, identify an individual.
If the user chooses to eMail their survey results to themselves or others, the eMail addresses provided are only used to send the eMail, and are then discarded -- eMail addresses are not stored in our systems.
This website does not use cookies to store information about users.
Since no Personal Information is collected or stored, this website has no Personal Information to share with third parties. We do publicly share collected data on the number of surveys taken in a given ZIP code, and we may also share the average score of the surveys taken in a given ZIP code.
We do not share personal or non-personal information with companies who provide services such as extending credit, fulfilling customer orders, delivering products to you, assessing your interest in products and services, or conducting customer research or satisfaction surveys.
We do not collect or store any location-based data, other than a user-provided ZIP code.
Our websites, products, applications, and services may contain links to third-party websites, products, and services. Information collected by third parties, which may include such things as location data or contact details, is governed by their privacy practices. We encourage you to learn about the privacy practices of those third parties.
While collecting Personal Information would significantly expand the utility of this application and the data it collects, the Board of the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council made the conscious choice to avoid collecting Personal Information in order to absolutely assure the privacy and safety of those using this service.
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or data processing, please contact us.
All such communications are examined and replies issued where appropriate as soon as possible. If you are unsatisfied with the reply received, you may refer your question or complaint to the relevant regulator in your jurisdiction.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we change the policy in a material way, a notice will be posted on the front page of the service, and a link to the updated Privacy Policy will be provided.
Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council, 910 East Aliso Street, Ojai, CA 93023
1 = lots of debris, 5 = all clear and clean
1 = lots of dead vegetation, 5 = no dead vegetation
1 = shrubs all clumped together, 5 = shrubs properly spaced
1 = little or no separation, 5 = ten feet or more separation
1 = ladder fuels prominent, 5 = no ladder fuels
1 = crowded, overgrown, dry landscaping, 5 = lean, clean and green landscaping
