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Fire chief: new vegetative‑fuels law gives enforcement power in August; district to prepare and help vulnerable residents
Summary
Fire Chief Brian Caserta told the board the recently passed House bill expands local authority but does not take effect until roughly 90 days after the governor’s signature (staff said enforcement begins in August). The district will begin inspections, prepare its own properties as models, and consider assistance pathways for residents who cannot mitigate on their own.
Fire Chief Brian Caserta updated the board on the district’s vegetative‑fuels (fire mitigation) program and the practical implications of a new House bill passed this session.
Caserta said the statute’s enhanced fines and enforcement authority will not be effective until a statutory waiting period ends (staff estimated the new enforcement rules go into effect in August). In the interim the department will continue inspections, perform…
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