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Officials emphasize the need to prepare for an awful 2019 fire season
Firefighters battle flames at a burning apartment complex in Paradise, California in November. State fire officials say power lines coming into contact with trees have sparked multiple Northern California wildfires in recent years. PG&E submitted its "wildfire mitigation plan" Wednesday, which lets it cut off power to any of its 5.4 million customers during extremely dry and windy weather.
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Officials emphasize the need to prepare for an awful 2019 fire season
Wildfires are coming and you need to get ready. That was the message state and local officials hammered home during a press conference earlier this month in Orange County, as part of Wildfire Preparedness week.
Wildfires are coming and you need to get ready. That was the message state and local officials hammered home during a press conference earlier this month in Orange County, as part of Wildfire Preparedness week.
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