VIDEO: County Prepared for Wildfires
May 2, 2022 | 7:05 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The County of San Diego joined CAL FIRE and partner agencies at the Ramona CAL FIRE Air Attack Base today to ask San Diegans to prepare for wildfires.
Tag: Defensible Space
Be Prepared for Wildfires!
May 2, 2022 | 6:43 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County of San Diego joined CAL FIRE and partner agencies at the Ramona CAL FIRE Air Attack Base today to explain what you can do to prepare for wildfires. Almost half of the state’s largest and most damaging wildfires occurred in 2020 and 2021, burning almost 7 million acres. But there are proactive steps you can take to prepare your home and communities to be more resilient to the impacts of wildfire.
Southern Fire Reminds Residents to Take Action Before Fire Strikes
May 3, 2021 | 3:11 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The Southern Fire that forced evacuations in the Anza Borrego Desert over the weekend came at the start of “Wildfire Preparedness Week” and underscores the messages of the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services and CAL Fire/San Diego County Fire to take hands-on action to be ready for wildfires.
Gate Fire a Reminder to Maintain Defensible Space
May 23, 2017 | 3:19 PMReading Time: 3 minutes
This past weekend’s Gate Fire should have ended any lingering thoughts that the year’s ample rains dampened San Diego’s wildfire threat and the need to maintain defensible space around your home.
Measuring and Managing Fire Risk in the Backcountry
Oct. 5, 2016 | 1:16 PMReading Time: 4 minutes
After five years of prolonged drought, San Diego County native plants, trees and grasses are either extremely dry, dying out or dead, potentially making for more volatile fire conditions and a longer peak fire season. How volatile exactly?