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Governor presses fire defense
sacbee.com May 10, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger directed firefighters to step up enforcement of state fire laws, requiring that homeowners maintain a 100-foot defensible space around buildings, as he signed an executive order Friday to begin mobilizing firefighters for the fire season.
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- Fire Accidents,
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