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Advancing County Emergency Services Through Unity<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"bexar\n\t\t

What is an Emergency Services District (ESD)?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t
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California Urban Areas Suffer Catastrophic Damage in Urban Wildfire<\/h3>\n

Multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California.<\/p>\n

Thousands of firefighters, including multiple teams and trucks from Bexar County, have been battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena remain active. One of the latest, the Hughes Fire in the Castaic area, has prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people.\u00a0 Visit fire.ca.gov<\/a> to see the latest progress made by the large team of firefighters battling these fires.<\/p>\n

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Ready, Set Go!\u00a0 Are you prepared for an urban fire?<\/h3>\n

The International Association of Fire Chiefs launched the “Ready, Set, Go!<\/a>” program nationally in 2011. Texas is very active with nearly 400 members.<\/p>\n“Ready, Set, Go!” is administered at the fire department level. The program helps your community learn how to protect homes ahead of time, stay abreast of current fire dangers and evacuate safely if a wildfire is bearing down on your community. It’s based on a three-prong approach:\n