CAL FIRE Urges Preparation for Wildfires
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Sacramento, California - April 24, 2009 - CAL FIRE Urges Homeowners to Prepare for Wildfires Now
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection made an announcement recently urging homeowners to prepare for wildfires:
Last summer's wildfires charred over a million acres across California in one of the worst fire seasons in recorded history. These wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes and burned dangerously close to thousands of others.
As temperatures begin to increase and conditions continue to dry out, CAL FIRE (the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) is urging residents to take advantage of this time to create a 100 foot zone of defensible space around their homes.
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