Wildfire Risk & Evacuation Planning — The Town's Most Urgent Existential Threat
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Wildfire is the single greatest physical threat to Los Altos Hills. The Los Altos Hills County Fire District identifies wildfires, earthquakes, power outages, storms, and landslides as the primary hazards facing the community, emphasizing that embers can ignite homes even when flames aren't nearby — and urges all residents to create defensible space and harden their homes. The town has been actively investing in preparedness: a Town Hall Home Ignition Zone assessment was recently completed in collaboration with the fire district, and the town submitted its Firewise USA recertification materials covering a broad range of programs including chipping, home ignition zone surveys and rebates, evacuation route improvements, and CERT programming. A major infrastructure project is also underway: the I-280 hazardous vegetation reduction project — the first Secretarial Suspension project approved in Santa Clara County — will remove accumulated brush and damaged trees along the freeway corridor through Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Cupertino, reducing wildfire ignition risk and improving evacuation safety for residents.
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