Politics & Government
Laguna Beach Releases Wildfire Mitigation Plan
With wildfire, a concern in the beach community, and with an eye on disasters to our north, the City of Laguna Beach continues to prepare.
LAGUNA BEACH, CA — With the extraordinary beauty and dramatic cliffs and hillsides in Laguna Beach comes the reality of wildfire danger.
After taking a hard look at the town of Paradise, California, recently decimated by fire, the city of Laguna Beach shared their plans for mitigating fire danger on Wednesday. Officials visited Paradise, spoke with those who had fled the hellish flames and returned to rebuild and learn from the incident, a tribute to the homes and lives lost.
The state of California now exists in a 365 day fire season, according to officials. That season commands respect, and the City Council Wildfire Mitigation Subcommittee went to work creating a Fire Safety Plan to Protect Laguna Beach.
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"The report identifies and prioritizes additional programs, mitigation measures, staffing and equipment needed to reduce the current level of high fire risk and exposure to wildfires in Laguna Beach," City Manager John Pietig said in recent release.
The full wildfire mitigation and safety plan will be presented will be presented to the City Council at its July 23, 2019, regularly scheduled meeting.
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