#wildfire-safety

#wildfire-safety

Children climbed up fire engines, gripped hoses, and fired bursts of water to knock down wooden flames in the windows of small model houses. Local gardening experts offered tips on growing native plants. Welcome to Ember Stomp, a free festival hosted by the nonprofit Fire Safe Marin, focused on wildfire safety and preparedness. Held at the Marin Civic Center last month - home to the county fair - Ember Stomp felt like a small-town music festival, complete with food trucks and kid-friendly activities.

"Wildfire prevention is not seasonable. It's year-round, as is the threat from wildfire in California. We've learned from the devastating fires in the west..."

Investigators hope the controlled fire tests will help establish the origin and ignition point of the deadly Palisades fire, which devastated the area.