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"Wildfire Awareness Week"
Orange County Fire Authority
May 3 - 9, 2015
WHEREAS, California is in a "Drought State of Emergency" and
Orange County's long, hot, and dry months without adequate
rainfall make our wildland areas vulnerable to severe wildfire
conditions; and
WHEREAS, Orange County is currently experiencing low humidity
and dry periods, which has made the brush extremely dry and
flammable, creating ongoing dangerous fire conditions; and
WHEREAS, this year's Wildfire Awareness Week theme of "Ready,
Set, Go!" emphasizes the importance of hardening your home with
fire resistant building materials, ensuring homeowners know it is
their responsibility to maintain 100-feet of defensible space, and to
be prepared with emergency supplies and evacuation routes as
some of the most important ways to protect families and homes
from wildfires; and
WHEREAS, all Californians who live, work, and recreate in our
state's wildland must recognize the high risk of wildfire and should
make every effort to be fire safe and take all precautions to protect
themselves, their property, their community, and our natural
resources; and
WHEREAS, "Wildfire Awareness Week" is a valuable opportunity for
California's fire agencies, partners, and communities to reduce the
risk of wildfire and increase public safety and environmental health.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, the City of Seal Beach
City Council does hereby proclaim May 3 - 9, 2015 as:
"'WILDFIRE. AWARENESS WEEEK"
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereby affix my signature and the seal of
the City of Seal Beach this twenty-seventh day of April in the Year
Two Thousand Fifteen.
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y A. Deaton, Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem: David W. Sloan
City Council Members:
Gary A. Miller
Sandra Massa-Lavitt
Mike Varipapa