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Supervisor Diane Dillon is a noted multi-tasker, but even beyond the seemingly endless hours devoted to coronavirus response, thereâs one issue that has consumed her attention in the last few months.
After the widespread devastation of last year s wildfires, itâs easy to guess which issue weâre talking about.
Dillon briefed us last week on various aspects of fire prevention and readiness, from the Board of Supervisorsâ unprecedented commitment of funds to immediate fire mitigation, to Cal Fire s new local response plans, to dealing with PG&E s wholesale tree-cutting and debris abandonment which has increased fire worries rather than alleviating them.
Napa County has launched a fuel break blitz to help protect communities from the next big wildfire and it begins with Circle Oaks.
Circle Oaks consists of about 200 homes nestled in oak-covered hills between the city of Napa and Lake Berryessa. The rural community faced close calls from the 2017 Atlas Fire and 2020 Hennessey Fire.
Chain saws buzzed on Wednesday as workers cut tree limbs and vegetation. Some workers used ropes to climb trees to reach branches high in the air.
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âWe re basically making a circle around Circle Oaks,â said Christopher Thompson of Napa Communities Firewise Foundation.
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