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City proclaims midsummer wildfire-awareness season; OCFA urges 'Ready, Set, Go' precautions
Summary
Council proclaimed midsummer through August 2025 as wildfire awareness and prevention season; OCFA Division Chief Shane Mall urged residents to harden homes, maintain defensible space, and follow evacuation orders, and mentioned free home inspections.
The council proclaimed midsummer through August 2025 as Mission Viejo’s wildfire awareness and prevention season. Division Chief Shane Mall of the Orange County Fire Authority briefed the council on recent Southern California fire activity and urged residents to prepare.
Mall stressed the three components of the OCFA "Ready, Set, Go" guidance: make your home fire‑ready (including defensible space and hardened eaves), plan evacuation routes and practice them, and heed evacuation orders when issued. He referenced recent fires in San Clemente and Laguna Beach as examples of fast‑moving fires and described a case where defensible space protected homes. "Fire season in California really is year round," Mall said, and he encouraged residents to request free home inspections through the OCFA website.
