CAL FIRE Advises Personal Responsibility and Preparedness for Protecting Yourself and Your Community!
May 4, 2019 - Sacramento - Again California’s wet winter created a sizable crop of new grass growth, but don’t let the wet weather fool you as the abundant grass dries. Now is the time to act to prevent wildfires. Governor Gavin Newsom declared May 5-11 “Wildfire Preparedness Week” to urge homeowners that California Wildfires Have Changed, Together We Must Adapt.
Persistent drought like conditions, warmer temperatures and continued severe winds have created conditions that will lead to more frequent and catastrophic fires. To meet this challenge, California must adopt an all-of-the-above approach in protecting the public and maintaining the health of our forests. Governor Newsom has directed CAL FIRE to recommend immediate, medium and long-term actions to help prevent destructive wildfires. CAL FIRE identified 35 priority fuel reduction projects that collectively cover 90,000 acres, and when complete will help protect over 200 of the state’s most wildfire-vulnerable communities.
CAL FIRE’s “Ready for Wildfire” app is the perfect tool to use in year-round preparation. Checklists found on the CAL FIRE app help homeowners prepare and maintain defensible space, harden homes with ignition-resistant building materials, and create family evacuation plans and kits. The app features customizable alerts to electronic devices when CAL FIRE responds to a wildfire of 10 acres or more. To download the free ready-for-wildfire app and to learn how to create defensible space around your home and more, visit ReadyForWildfire.org.
Source: CAL FIRE