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Lafayette council keeps wildfire prevention as top priority, eyes evacuation study and route hardening
Summary
Mayor Angeria outlined six wildfire-prevention tasks for the year — expanding Firewise neighborhoods, partnering with Confire on fuel reduction and shaded fuel breaks, conducting an evacuation-time study, developing objective evacuation standards for land-use decisions, hardening evacuation routes, and integrating wildfire risk into regional housing assessments.
Mayor Angeria said wildfire prevention, preparedness and responsiveness remain a major council priority with six specific tasks this year, including community engagement on vegetation clearing and home hardening and working with partner agencies such as Confire on fuel reduction and early-detection strategies. "Last year, we added 10 new Firewise neighborhoods, bringing Lafayette's total to 35, representing more than 3,000 homes," she said.
The city will pursue an evacuation-time study, consider objective standards for evacuation risk to guide land-use decisions after the study, work on evacuation-route hardening and ensure wildfire risk is considered in the regional housing needs assessment process. The mayor also noted Lafayette joined Senator Tim Grayson's wildfire task force to coordinate regional efforts.
