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County fire chief urges home-hardening as board introduces updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps
Summary
Marin County Fire Chief Jason Weber reviewed wildfire preparations and urged residents to focus on defensible space and home hardening. The board approved introduction of an ordinance adopting updated Local Responsibility Area (LRA) Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps as a first reading.
Marin County’s fire chief and emergency-management staff briefed the Board of Supervisors on April 22 about wildfire season preparations and introduced updated Local Responsibility Area (LRA) Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps.
Chief Jason Weber said the county has increased firefighting capacity since major North Bay wildfires, citing added staffing, expanded engine resources and 24/7 detection tools. ‘‘We have 30-plus firefighters added to every response in this county now that we didn't have before,’’ Weber said, and he described investments in fire crews, a new emergency command center and alerting systems.
The chief emphasized a…
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