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Assistant fire chief outlines fuel‑break maps, ambassador wildfire assessments and hazmat consolidation
Summary
Assistant Fire Chief Chris Bachman told the council the district will publish fuel‑break mapping to Landfire on June 1, expand HAZMAT program integration with county health under Contra Costa County Fire, and pilot an ambassador program using XyloPlan and Fireside to assess 1,000–1,500 homes across two communities.
Assistant Fire Chief Chris Bachman updated the Lafayette City Council on fire‑district accomplishments for 2025 and plans for 2026, with a focus on wildfire preparedness and community risk reduction.
Bachman said total district incidents in 2025 numbered about 131,286 and that roughly 81 percent were EMS calls while fires accounted for about 3.5 percent of incidents. He described operational upgrades (new traffic safety units, Station 94 groundbreaking in Brentwood) and said the HAZMAT…
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