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Committee backs voluntary home-hardening certification to help wildfire-prone homeowners
Summary
The Assembly Committee on Emergency Management voted to due-pass AB 1934, which would direct the wildfire mitigation advisory committee under the State Fire Marshal to create a voluntary Home Hardening Certification Program intended to identify renovation-era hardening measures and promote defensible space.
The Assembly Committee on Emergency Management voted to due-pass AB 1934, Assemblymember Bennett’s bill to create a voluntary Home Hardening Certification Program under the State Fire Marshal's wildfire mitigation advisory committee.
Assemblymember Bennett said California’s wildfire losses have reached a tipping point and argued that “home hardening works, but it needs to be holistic and comprehensive,” describing the proposal as a voluntary certification…
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