October is the start of the toughest season for fighting fires. Cal Fire Capt. Thomas Shoots spoke to KPBS' HeyKitty about what the agency is doing to get ready and how residents can prepare.
Year-round, Cal Fire works with homeowners to mitigate fire danger. And that is not easy. They have to maintain about half of the county, or about 1.5 million acres, and a large portion of the East County is rural backcountry, prone to fire danger.
“Our focus became to create this buffer going along the edge of this community, to really try and stop any kind of fire working its way in,” he said as he pointed to the ridgetop dotted with homes. But for those who want to clear their property, Shoots warns that now is not the time to use mechanized equipment late in the day, because one spark will start a fire.
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