Fire experts issued a dire warning Friday: California residents can expect the frequency of wildfires to increase.
“I anticipate there’s a whole lot of people in suburban Southern California, and, frankly, in the Bay Area, that would never consider themselves a part of that ‘1 out of 4 Californians that live in a fire risk area,’ but they actually do,” said Wade Crowfoot, head of the California Natural Resources Agency.
The state’s current wildfire-fighting strategy relies heavily on altering forestland and creating firebreaks. Firefighters say there are currently active prescribed burns in the Angeles National Forest but not elsewhere in L.A. County.Officials recommend that residents clear brush within a 100-foot radius of residences and do any yard work in the early morning before temperatures get warm and dry. Those using metal blades should keep a suppressor, like a shovel, nearby in the event of a spark.
For those who live in areas without easy access to alternative roads or emergency routes, Lorenzen recommended that residents have personal belongings at the ready in the event of an evacuation.While L.A. County’s fire department is the largest in the state, thousands of resources — including personnel and fire engines — are shared across California to assist during wildfires, considered by officials to be the greatest threat to life and property in the state.
“We just can’t take this anymore,” Newsom said. “The state can’t take 2018 again. Can’t do 2017. … We can’t take it anymore.”
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