On Monday May 2nd, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. proclaimed May 1-7 as “Wildfire Awareness Week” in California. Last year’s destructive Valley and Butte fires as well as the ongoing drought and vast tree mortality remind Californians of the fire dangers the state continues to face this fire season.
Wildfire Awareness Week was kicked off at CAL FIRE’s Aviation Management Unit in Sacramento by Governor Brown with state and federal leaders. Governor Brown was joined by Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci, CAL FIRE Director Ken Pimlott, California National Guard General David Baldwin, U.S. Forest Service Region 5 Deputy Regional Forester Jeanne Wade Evans, and California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird.
State and federal officials not only discussed steps their respective agencies are taking in preparation of fire season, but stressed steps Californians can take to reduce their risk – such as having a disaster plan and kit, creating defensible space and heeding evacuation warnings. View a short video clip of the press conference at http://www.oesnews.com/california-kicks-off-wildfire-awareness-week/
Although the majority of us here, at least those residing in Orange County, do not live in heavily-wooded; rural areas, it is absolutely necessary that all Californian’s understand the wildfire risk that we face moving in to the upcoming long summer months. Learn more at http://www.readyforwildfire.org/
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