Fires season starts in Southern California: Are you prepared?

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published June 11, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 19 years ago.

The memories of the Cedar fire are still fresh in our minds. And now fire season begins again. Tom Fudge finds out what you need to do to be prepared.

The memories of the Cedar fire are still fresh in our minds. And now fire season begins again. Tom Fudge finds out what you need to do to be prepared.

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Jeff Carle (pictured) is deputy chief of operations for the San Diego Fire Rescue Department.
Dr. Tom Bonnicksen is a forestry professor emeritus at Texas A&M University, a visiting professor at UC Davis and a visiting scholar with The Forest Foundation .

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A journalist with 30 years of experience, Tom covers science and technology stories for KPBS' platforms. He has received recognition for his outstanding work in hosting and public affairs reporting from the Unity Awards, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

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