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Bakersfield fire officials urge homeowners to create plans, clear defensible space and sign up for Ready Kern
Summary
On a City of Bakersfield podcast, fire leaders advised residents to rehearse family escape plans, maintain smoke alarms, create 10–100 ft of defensible space where appropriate, assemble go-bags, learn compression-only CPR and enroll in Ready Kern alerts to improve survival odds in fires or quakes.
Joe Conroy, public information officer for the City of Bakersfield, hosted a city podcast discussion on household preparedness on May 13, featuring Chief Kevin Albertson and PIO AJ Clark of the Bakersfield Fire Department.
The officials front‑loaded practical steps residents can take to reduce risk and speed emergency response. “I'm Joe Conroy, the public information officer for the City of Bakersfield,” Conroy opened; fire officials then urged listeners to make a written family plan, identify an outside meeting place and rehearse escape drills so people know what to do in the middle of the night.
Why it matters: Wildfires and earthquakes can overwhelm first responders and damage broad areas at once, the speakers said. Fire officials said clearing flammable materials close to a home—removing weeds, stacked wood, cardboard and debris—is one of the most effective ways homeowners can limit ember ignitions and give crews time to protect structures.
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