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Orange County Fire Authority urges San Clemente homeowners to prepare as new fire‑severity maps arrive
Summary
OCFA presented its Ready, Set, Go program to the San Clemente Public Safety Committee, outlined annual inspection activity and enforcement process, and described incoming state rules including Assembly Bill 3074 requirements and new Cal Fire maps that will change which properties fall in very high severity zones.
The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) told the San Clemente Public Safety Committee on March 25 that homeowners in mapped high and very‑high fire severity zones should act now to create defensible space and harden houses against ember intrusion.
“I'm the community wildfire mitigation inspector assigned to the city of San Clemente,” OCFA inspector David Mabbit said, introducing OCFA’s Ready, Set, Go program and the agency’s annual inspection and outreach work in the city.
OCFA said it conducts about 2,500 annual vegetation inspections in San Clemente in areas mapped as high or very high fire severity, inspects multifamily and other required occupancies, and offers free educational home assessments residents can request online. The inspectors described a compliance timeline: an initial notice, a first re‑inspection after 30 days, a second…
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