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Malibu Declares Emergency to Fight Wildfire Risk | Venice Beach News
Malibu’s declaring a local emergency to speed up the removal of homeless encampments in high-fire-risk zones as wildfire conditions worsen—vegetation is dangerously dry, and officials are acting fast to protect lives and homes before peak fire season hits. With moisture levels below danger thresholds and encampments down from past years, the city’s using emergency powers to clear sites in days, not weeks. The emergency will stay in place until two inches of rain falls, plant moisture rebounds to 80%, and fire warnings vanish for two weeks—strict conditions to ensure safety isn’t compromised…
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