Under business, the council will discuss and consider Lake County Special Districts’ purchase of four tax defaulted properties within the city for sewer system improvements as well as a community wildfire protection plan for the Lake County Fire Protection District.The council also will consider ...
Deputy Director, Cooperative Fire Protection: Matthew Sully【参考译文】合作消防保护副局长:马修·萨利 Deputy Director, Fire Protection Programs: Jake Sjolund【参考译文】消防保护项目副局长:杰克·斯约伦德 Deputy Director, Community Wildfire Preparedness & Mitigation and Fire Engineering & Investigations Division...
Sumeet Singh, a vice president who oversees PG&E’s community wildfire safety program, listed a litany of ways the utility is investing in fixes that he said will lessen the need for future shutoffs. Those include trimming more vegetation near power lines and burying some lines in areas most...
Community members can also do their part to reduce wildfire risks by maintaining their vehicles and equipment, clearing out dry vegetation and closely monitoring campfires or grills, said Sanchez, the Cal Fire spokesman. The agency says about 95% of the state’s firesare caused by humans...
The school began preparing students and community members on what to do in case of a wildfire during new student orientation at the beginning of the academic year. When the fire broke out Monday night, school officials started communicating with students around 11 p.m. an...
Here’s how to care for your eyes, sinuses and skin during a wildfire A fire is forcing you to evacuate. What do you pack? Beloved toys and stuffed animals are gone. How parents can help kids understand L.A. fires L.A.’s wellness community is healing a fi...
protectionagreements. WILDFIREOVERVIEW TheSanDiegoCountyfirehistorymapshowsthatthecountyhasasignificanthistoryofmajor fireincidentsoverthelast50+years.AlmosteverycommunityinSanDiegoCountyhasbeen threatenedbywildfiresduringthisperiod.Readilyavailablefuels,influencedbytopographyand ...
The intensity of wildfires in California is projected to worsen. The state saw itsworst wildfire season on record in 2020, takinga toll on firefighterswho spent weeks in the field. The California Professional Firefighters, an umbrella union that represents some 30,000 firefighters, is lobbying for...
The California Department of Insurance has issued rules that require insurers to offer discounts to property owners for reducing wildfire risk, which it's calling the first of its kind in the US. This week, the agency in partnership with Governor Gavin Newsom's administration released "Safer From...
“California’s 35-year-old regulatory system is outdated, cumbersome and fails to reflect the increasing catastrophic losses consumers and businesses are facing from inflation, climate change, extreme weather and more residents living in wildfire prone areas,” Denn...