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SAN DIEGO — San Diego County officials have made great strides improving firefighting capability in unincorporated or “back country” areas, but more needs to be done, according a report released Monday by the San Diego County grand jury.
After major brushfires in 2003 and 2007, it was clear there was a need to reorganize fire protection services in rural areas, officials said.
County leaders, working with the Local Agency Formation Commission, in June 2008 created the San Diego County Fire Authority, which coordinates administration, communications, training and equipment for rural fire agencies and extends round-the-clock protection to those areas that previously had limited or part-time on-call fire protection.
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