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County marks completion of Community Wildfire Protection Plan; consultant urges homeowners to 'harden' properties
Summary
Emergency management and consultant presenters described a finalized 150‑page wildfire plan shaped by extensive local outreach, 135 added mitigation commitments, and a suite of treatment plans for five target communities; the consultant stressed homeowner action on property hardening as critical to plan success.
Sobeida Castro, Santa Cruz County’s emergency‑management director, introduced the county’s newly completed Community Wildfire Protection Plan on April 1 and said the plan represents coordinated work between fire professionals, local agencies and residents.
Consultant Dave Richards summarized outreach and content, saying the process included nearly 100 participants, stakeholder meetings in five target communities (Sonoita‑Elgin, Patagonia, Nogales, Rio Rico and Tubac) and detailed, place‑specific treatment plans.…
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