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Golden Ranch Fire, town staff outline wildfire risk assessments and resident mitigation options
Summary
Golden Ranch Fire staff described inspections, Firewise assessments, the Spirit Dog vegetation-clearing partnership along the Catalina Mountains and local firefighting capacity (about 5,000 hydrants; many green-cap hydrants supply ~1,000+ gpm). Residents asked for clearer ways to receive emergency alerts and for more HOA outreach on mitigation.
Golden Ranch Fire District and town staff used the Feb. 13 session to explain wildfire-prevention work and to field resident questions about how homeowners and HOAs can reduce risk.
Jennifer Akins, the fire marshal (Golden Ranch Fire District), said the district's fire-prevention division has about nine staff and conducts roughly 5,000 inspections a year, including voluntary wildfire risk assessments and Firewise…
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