Agriculture
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Disasters and wildfires threaten lives and businesses in San Diego County each year. Often people are forced to gather up their most important possessions and evacuate to safety. But commercial livestock operations may be too large to evacuate all their animals immediately and need to return as quickly as possible to care for animals. Farmers also must abandon their operation, leaving crops and critical infrastructure unattended for extended periods. Now, operators can apply for an Agricultural and Livestock Pass (Ag Pass) program to return to an evacuated area to help when the threat diminishes.
Public Safety
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The County and CAL FIRE are offering sandbags to residents and businesses in the unincorporated areas as another round of storms prepares to hit the region on New Year’s Eve. The storm is expected to bring heavy rain and high winds.
Public Safety
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The Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties awarded San Diego County Fire’s Emergency Medical Services Office with a Community Leadership Award. The award, presented at the association’s 2022 annual meeting, recognizes the EMS office for organizing a regional Health Services Capacity Task Force. The Health Services Capacity Task Force provides leadership to collaboratively […]
Government
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The Insurance Services Office (ISO), Verisk, has reaffirmed the strong rating of County Fire to respond to structure fires in its service area.
Public Safety
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The Board of Supervisors today approved additional water tanks and backcountry helicopter hydrants to give firefighting helicopters more water sources during wildland firefighting.
Public Safety
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CAL FIRE San Diego acquired an exclusive-use SIKORSKY CH-54A Type 1 helicopter to add to the region’s resources in the event of a wildfire.
Public Safety
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County Fire and CAL FIRE are treating brush along Wildcat Canyon Road, in Lakeside with Phos-Chek fire retardant. The treatment limits the spread of fire from the road by limiting the flammability of the fuel, in this case brush and grass. This will be the third year CAL FIRE crews have applied the mixture along […]
