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LA County Fire urges home hardening and defensible-space steps as Topanga State Park announces limited trail reopenings
Summary
The Los Angeles County Fire representative reported a light February call volume in Topanga and emphasized defensible-space maintenance and home-hardening inspections. State Parks said several trailheads in Topanga will reopen this Friday; residents requested expanded mental-health outreach and help with brush clearance.
Topanga Town Council — Los Angeles County Fire and California State Parks used Thursday’s Topanga Town Council meeting to urge residents to complete defensible-space work, to participate in home-hardening inspections, and to take advantage of wildfire-prevention discounts and community programs.
Fire activity and calls: Drew Smith of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said Topanga saw a light call load in February with 19 calls: zero fires, nine medical calls, zero hazardous-materials incidents, one service call and nine good-intent calls. He stressed that the season remains active and that property-level actions now reduce risk later: “This is the time to really look at our home hardening practices,” he told the meeting.
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