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VIDEO: Crest Community Prepares for Wildfires

| 3:59 PM

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter experiencing two devastating wildfires, the Crest community in the East County is creating defensible space, with the help of CAL FIRE. The fire break project is close to 165 acres and runs about 6.5 miles long and encircles the community. Be Prepared. Visit AlertSanDiego.org

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small home fully engulfed in flames

Wildfire Preparedness and Defensible Space

| 5:31 PM

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs part of Wildfire Preparedness Week, CAL FIRE teamed up with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety to demonstrate the significantly different burn rates between a home that has been hardened against wildfire and one that has not been.