Memorandum
Date: May 7, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Board of Supervisors
Subject: a) Presentation of Proclamation Designating May 4, 2024, As Wildfire Community Preparedness Day in Lake County; and b) Consideration of report from partnering agencies on wildfire preparedness events and programs
Executive Summary:
WHEREAS, wildfire significantly impacts Lake County's environmental, economic, and social well-being and can occur during any month; and
WHEREAS, residents of Lake County's fire-prone communities must accept responsibility for living in high fire-hazard areas; and
WHEREAS, residents, property owners, utility providers, evacuation corridor owners, and essential services providers must prepare to survive wildfire by ensuring proper management of vegetation and debris surrounding their locations and must stay continuously vigilant throughout the year; and
WHEREAS, residents, citizens, and guests should take protective actions immediately during a wildfire or any other emergency to keep themselves safe; and
WHEREAS, Zone 0 is the Ember-Resistant Zone which extends 5 feet from buildings and has been proven by science to be the most important of all defensible space zones and is designed to keep fire or embers from igniting materials that can spread fire to your home; and
WHEREAS, using hardscape materials for landscaping, removing all dead or dying vegetation, removing all branches within 10 feet of any chimney or stovepipe outlet, limiting combustible items on top of decks, relocating firewood and lumber to Zone 2, and replacing combustible fencing attached to the home with noncombustible alternatives are some examples for clearing Zone 0; and
WHEREAS, residents and property owners are requested to create 100 feet of defensible space, reduce fuels, have their address clearly posted, have a wildfire "Ready Set Go" plan, prepare for extended periods without electricity; and
WHEREAS, residents and property owners are r...
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