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Board questions roadside mowing during red-flag warning as resources are stretched
Summary
A supervisor raised concern that Caltrans was mowing during a red-flag warning; emergency services staff said staffing is on high alert and that fires elsewhere are drawing resources away.
A board member raised an observation that Caltrans crews were mowing along county roads "during a red flag warning." The comment prompted discussion about local readiness and resource allocation.
Brian Shenovi, the county's emergency services director, said staffing is high but resources are stretched because aircraft and crews are being used on fires elsewhere, mentioning "that big fire in the Astra Bay in Calabaras County." The board discussed monitoring activity and coordinating with state crews to reduce risk during high fire danger days.
