May 3 - Fire Chiefs from throughout San Bernardino County kicked off Wildfire Awareness Week and the READY! SET! GO! Program with a press conference on Monday, May 3rd in Wrightwood.

In an effort to create safer communities, County Fire has initiated a new program called READY! SET! GO!; targeting communities in high risk wildfire prone areas. READY! SET! GO! is about helping residents understand how their home’s location, surrounding vegetation, construction elements, and other factors place their property and them at risk during a wildfire. More importantly, it teaches them what they can do to reduce that risk – get READY! It also instructs them on the importance of having an evacuation and survival plan – get SET! Finally, it emphasizes the need to GO! and go early, before the fire arrives to ensure the safety of themselves and their family. The goal of this program is to educate and engage residents in reducing the risk in their communities, which will help save lives and property.

"Firefighters train hard and make countless preparations to be ready for a wildfire. Residents need to do the same." stated Fire Chief Pat Dennen. "Successfully preparing for a wildfire requires residents to take personal responsibility for protecting themselves, their family, and their property."

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