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Laguna Beach updates wildfire plan, creates standing ad hoc to fund and fast-track actions
Summary
City council received a 2025 wildfire mitigation and fire safety update, endorsed near-term actions and directed an ad hoc to work on funding strategies and implementation priorities after staff reported new detection, infrastructure and community-preparedness steps.
Laguna Beach city council received a broad update on wildfire mitigation and public-safety steps being taken after recent large fires elsewhere in Southern California, endorsing continued work and directing council members to form a standing ad hoc to develop funding strategies and implementation plans.
The council’s 2025 wildfire update — prepared by Fire Chief Nico King and Emergency Operations Coordinator Sarah Lemones with input from Laguna Beach County Water District and South Coast Water District — summarized progress since the city’s 2019 wildfire plan and recommended 67 further actions. The report emphasized three pillars: government agency work, household-level home hardening and expanded community preparedness such as Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT).
City staff said work already completed includes early-detection cameras placed along Laguna Canyon Road and at the…
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