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December 12, 2018

Calif. fire chief leaves with a warning

  • Fire Protection Director Ken Pimlott said government and citizens must act differently to protect lives and property from fires that now routinely threaten large populations.
    • By DON THOMPSON
    Associated Press

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's increasingly deadly and destructive wildfires have become so unpredictable that government officials should consider banning home construction in vulnerable areas, the state's top firefighter says.

    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Director Ken Pimlott will leave his job Friday after 30 years with the agency. In an interview with The Associated Press, he said government and citizens must act differently to protect lives and property from fires that now routinely threaten large populations.


     
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