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VIDEO: Wildfire Mitigation Program Helps Residents Better Protect Homes

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CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire and the state are helping homeowners in high fire-risk unincorporated communities with retrofitting using ember-resistant materials and incorporating defensible space to “harden” homes from wildfires. The California Wildfire Mitigation Program is a pilot program with a goal of increasing community resilience in San Diego during a wildfire.

Suzanne Bartole is a multimedia designer with the County of San Diego Communications Office.