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Pacifica, North County Fire Authority brief residents on wildfire readiness, evacuation planning
Summary
City and North County Fire Authority officials outlined ongoing wildfire preparedness work — including planned vegetation projects, water-system upgrades and community outreach — and answered residents' questions about evacuation zones, insurance, and clearing responsibilities.
Pacifica city staff and North County Fire Authority officials on Jan. 27 described current and planned wildfire-preparedness steps, told residents how to find evacuation-zone information and urged household-level planning. City Manager Kevin Woodhouse opened the briefing and read a statement from the North Coast County Water District about supply and storage capacity before turning the floor over to Chief Ron Myers of the North County Fire Authority.
City Manager Kevin Woodhouse said Pacifica will continue to “abide by Pacifica’s Sanctuary City Ordinance and California’s Sanctuary State Law” while the city reviews changes at the federal level. He also announced a Coastal Conservancy funding request supported by the city for a wildfire-mitigation planning and design project along Highway 1 from the Devil’s Slide tunnel to Pedro Point, a corridor officials called important for evacuation safety.
Ron Myers, fire chief of North County Fire Authority, described the authority’s public outreach and operational preparedness. Myers told the council and residents the authority uses daily public messaging, distributes a Ready-Set-Go preparedness brochure, and…
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