Scientists estimate every square inch of hillside in Southern California has burned five hundred times in the last 11,000 years. This is an average of one fire every 22 years. People of San Diego County have witnessed more than their share of wildland fires in the last 20 years. The climate, topography and occasional extreme winds make the San Diego County area particularly vulnerable to wildfires. Fortunately, there are many things that the residents of Poway who live in a wildland area can do to protect their property.
Fire protection is everyone's responsibility.
This pamphlet is intended to provide recommendations on what you can do to make your home as safe as possible from the wildland fire threat. Take a few minutes to read this pamphlet, then sit down with your family to preplan your fire emergency actions and fire prevention activities. History has shown that wildland fires can happen so suddenly and with such intensity that the available firefighting forces are overwhelmed. Often there have not been enough firefighters to protect every structure. The fate of your home and personal property can rest upon your fire prevention and prefire planning.