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City agencies outline wildfire readiness: three keys — ready, defensible space, home hardening
Summary
Los Angeles Fire Department, LAPD, Emergency Management and My Safe LA urged residents to prepare for wind-driven wildfires by using NotifyLA, creating defensible space, hardening homes and coordinating community evacuations.
Captain Eric Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department told Angelenos the city’s approach to wildfire readiness rests on three basic precepts: learn the Ready, Set, Go program; create defensible space through brush clearance; and harden homes against ember intrusion.
The message came during a multi-agency briefing at a City of Los Angeles session that included Sergeant Eric Lee of the Los Angeles Police Department, Jennifer Lazo of the Emergency Management Department (EMD) and David Barrett of My Safe LA. Officials described specific steps residents should take before, during and after a wildfire and how the city coordinates alerts and evacuations.
Why it matters: Officials said wind-driven fires pose the greatest risk because winds carry embers ahead of the main flame front, igniting houses and vegetation. Coordinated preparedness — neighborhood planning, rapid alerting and basic property maintenance — increases the chance firefighters can defend structures and speeds evacuations when orders are issued.
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