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Fire Season 2009 (May 2009 – Sep 2009)

June 6, 2009

Fire Season 2009 (May 2009 – Sep 2009)
(Summary submitted by resident Paul Jones- member YL OCFA Focus Group)
 
OCFA fire engines will begin appearing in Yorba Linda and other high risk communities in mid-June and continuing through the month of August.  They will be offering a “wildland consultation” to each homeowner in the fire hazard zones (Very High, High and [...]

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OCFA Triangle Complex After Action Report- Yorba Linda

May 8, 2009

On Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 join me at the Yorba Linda Community Center for the Orange County Fire Authority after action report regarding our November Firestorm.  To View the report go to: http://www.ocfamedia.org/_uploads/PDF/fcfaar.pdf
The OCFA has offered to individually look at your home landscape and help you improve or develop a plan including defensible space [...]

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OCFA Wildland Action Plan Video

February 20, 2009

On February 11, 2009, the OCFA presented the Wildland Action Plan Video during their “Leave Early or Stay and Defend” presentation. To view this video go to the OCFA website at: http://www.ocfa.org/ocfamain.asp?pgn1=8
The scenes from this video are from the Yorba Linda Fire November 15, 2008.

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leave early stay and defend update

February 16, 2009

OCFA Leave Early or Stay and Defend Highlights

OCFA presented their Leave Early or Stay and Defend workshop last Wednesday to about 400 residents. Their message was clear. Their sworn duty is to protect life first and property second. Their preference is for everyone to evacuate the area when asked to do so. Fires are unpredictable. [...]

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CERT Program

February 14, 2009

A sign up for the CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team) Program was available at the OCFA “Leave Early or Stay and Defend” program. The response was overwhelming! If you are interested in participating in this program and did not have a chance to sign up at this event, please call City Hall 714-961-7100. The [...]

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Leave Early or Stay and Defend

January 15, 2009

Upon request from this community after the November fire storm, OCFA will present a “Leave Early or Stay and Defend” seminar on February 11, 2009, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.. The seminar will be held at the Yorba Linda Community Center and  will provide invaluable information to those who wish to leave their property and [...]

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