Sunday, June 21, 2026

An Altadena Coalition Turns a Half-Hour Toward Fire Safety and Recovery

Before and after. At left, Feb. 10, 2025, photo of a residential property in Altadena covered in fire debris and ash following the January 2025 wildfires. (After) Photo of the same residential property, taken Feb. 15, 2025, cleared of fire debris following Phase 2 removal operations led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [Photo: courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]

The volunteer neighborhood group meets Tuesday on Zoom to walk residents through reporting, brush clearance and where to find help.

When Altadena’s neighborhood associations gather on Zoom Tuesday evening, the agenda reads like a snapshot of a community a year and a half into its recovery: how to report problems, how to clear brush as fire season deepens, and where to turn for help.

The Altadena Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (ACONA) meets from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with the session focused on community safety, fire preparedness and local resources. Residents can expect updates on reporting procedures, brush-clearance requirements and the organizations still working to support the area’s rebuild.

ACONA was established in 2010 as a volunteer umbrella group, a way for Altadena’s neighborhood associations and Neighborhood Watch groups to network and trade best practices. Since the Eaton Fire tore through the community in January 2025, the coalition has been convening more often — bringing county fire, sheriff’s and planning officials before open community audiences and tracking the slow machinery of recovery, from power-line undergrounding to permitting.

The compact, 30-minute format points to a focused briefing rather than a sprawling forum, a chance for residents to get current information and ask questions without committing an entire evening. The meeting is free and open to every Altadena resident, and the Zoom access link is posted at aconaonline.org.

The Altadena Coalition of Neighborhood Associations will meet Tuesday, June 23 from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting is free and open to the public. The access link is available at aconaonline.org.