California Strengthens Local Wildfire Prevention

Gov. Newsom signed SB 973, the Wildfire County Coordinator Program, into law. Co-sponsored by the California Fire Safe Council and Megafire Action, SB 973 is part of the Joint Megafire Prevention Package, the most comprehensive state-level legislative package aimed at mitigating destructive megafires in U.S. history. As Gov. Newsom noted, “The goal has always been bigger than responding to the next fire; it’s about leaving California safer, stronger, and better prepared for the generations that follow.”