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Chino Hills schedules Feb. 24 wildfire preparedness meeting; warns residents of Caltrans lane controls and swift‑water risk
Summary
City staff invited residents to a Feb. 24 community meeting on wildfire preparedness and emergency response; Caltrans will conduct tree trimming on Carbon Canyon Road with daytime flagging operations and the fire chief warned the city will be staffing swift‑water rescue teams for expected heavy rain.
City staff urged Chino Hills residents to attend a wildfire preparedness and emergency response community meeting at Western Hills Country Club on Feb. 24, and announced related safety and right‑of‑way work affecting Carbon Canyon Road.
"Residents are invited to a community meeting addressing wildfire preparedness and emergency response on February 24 at Western Hills Country Club," the city's Public Information Officer said at the Feb. 11 council meeting, adding that Chino Valley Fire, Chino Hills Police and city staff will present and answer questions about preparedness, evacuations, notifications and lessons learned from recent wildfires and outages.
The city's PIO also said Caltrans crews will be trimming trees along Carbon Canyon Road, operating daily from about 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the following Thursday and that the work will continue throughout February and March. "Commuters should expect delays in a flagging operation from Canyon Hills Road to just north of Feldspar Drive," the PIO said.
Fire Chief Williams told the council the department will increase staffing for swift‑water rescue in anticipation of heavy rain and asked residents to avoid washes and low‑lying creek crossings during storms. "We would be up staffing a swift water rescue. So for those of you that are out to drive around, be careful and stay out of the washes during this time," he said.
The city also noted the Feb. 24 meeting will include presentations on wildfire fighting considerations, evacuations and notifications followed by a question‑and‑answer session with emergency officials.
The announcements come amid heightened regional attention to wildfire risk and post‑fire recovery in neighboring Los Angeles County, and city officials said the session is intended to share local preparedness steps and operational coordination between fire, police and utilities.
No new policy or ordinance was adopted at the Feb. 11 meeting; the city is using the meeting format to brief residents and gather questions and concerns from the community prior to any future code or program changes.
