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California Volunteers presenter urges home hardening, points Californians to volunteer portal and buy-local options

April 12, 2025 | California Volunteers, Agencies under Office of the Governor, Executive, California


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California Volunteers presenter urges home hardening, points Californians to volunteer portal and buy-local options
A presenter identified in the transcript as Speaker 1, Presenter urged Californians to protect homes and communities from wildfires by ‘‘home hardening’’ measures and clearing defensible space, and directed listeners to a state volunteer portal for tips and opportunities. "We are calling on Californians to protect their homes by home home hardening their their homes and their communities," Speaker 1 said. "It's a way to also help your community especially for seniors and vulnerable members, to clear defensible space, make sure, that that their houses are protected from wildfires. And if you go to californiavolunteers.ca.gov, you can find tips on how to actually protect your home from fire."

A second speaker, labeled Speaker 2, Commenter, asked whether supporting local farmers simply means buying local produce. "How do you support local farmers? Does that just mean buy local instead of, like, the fruit at your grocery store?" Speaker 2 asked. Speaker 1 responded that supporting farmers includes buying at farmers markets and choosing locally produced and organically grown food: "It does mean buy local, and it means support your, your your farmers markets, which are places to buy organically, buy local, and to make sure that that the food is produced locally and produced organically."

Speaker 2 noted the website may help people get started with volunteer activities and other actions, saying, "Yeah. I took a look at the website. It's really interesting because lots of times people wanna do something, but then they don't know where to get started. You're saying if they just go to californiavolunteers.ca.gov, it's kinda like a 1 stop shopping. Right?" Speaker 2 later added: "You can find things you can volunteer for. You got information, and you can sign the pledge. Okay. This is great."

The exchange centers on three practical points discussed in the transcript: home hardening and creating defensible space to reduce wildfire risk; using californiavolunteers.ca.gov as a portal for information, volunteer opportunities and a pledge; and supporting local farmers through farmers markets and buying locally produced, organically grown food. The transcript does not name the presenter, specify which home-hardening actions to take beyond clearing defensible space, nor provide details about the pledge or any follow-up actions by a government body.

The presenter repeatedly referred listeners to the website californiavolunteers.ca.gov for resources and volunteer signups. The remarks focused on offering guidance and promoting the portal rather than establishing a new policy or program in the meeting record. The transcript records no formal motions, votes, or assignments related to these topics.

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