Wildfire risk looms despite scenic recovery, OC Fire Chief warns

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Fire officials in Orange County are preparing for the summer fire season this Wildfire Preparedness Week.

Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy takes the look at the hillside around Silverado Canyon. Just four years ago, the area had completely burned down."It’s beautiful, right?" Fennessy said. "People say it looks like Ireland."As scenic it may look, the OCFA Chief shared a dire warning."When we start to see fires this summer spread very rapidly – there’s no doubt people are going to go, ‘Well how did that happen?’" said Fennessy.

For example, Cal Fire have access to C-130s that the agency had received from the military."We can put 4,000 gallons of retardant into those aircraft," said Cal Fire Chief Anale Burlew.Burlew said the C-130s carry a capacity of three or four times as the traditional tankers.Cal Fire is also relying on AI technology on one of its cameras to detect smoke."When that AI sees the smoke, it goes to alert our 911 dispatch centers.

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