With Santa Ana season about to hit its peak in California, the state’s attorney general is leading an effort to assess wildfire risk for some new developments.
Firefighters are pictured spraying water on the Poinsettia Fire behind Carlsbad homes, May 2014.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading an effort to assess wildfire risk for some new constriction developments. Bonta said his office’s new guidance will help local governments mitigate wildfire risk for proposed developments in fire-prone areas. “When house hunting and apartment searching there are other questions that may not get asked: ... How likely is this home to burn up in flames tomorrow? Do fire rescue and emergency responders have easy access to my neighborhood?" the Attorney General said.It tells agencies to look at things like the density of a project, its location, the availability of evacuation routes, water supply and how to fire-harden homes and other buildings.
“Eight of the 10 largest wildfires in California history have occurred in the past 10 years. Since 2005, wildfires have destroyed over 97,000 structures,” Bonta said.
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