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Dramatic testimony at hearing hopes to spur wildfire safety measures bill

By Richard Binder

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The Senate Select Committee on Manufactured Housing and Communities held a public hearing Friday in Sylmar to discuss safety issues raised by last year's wildfires and a bill by state Senator Alex Padilla that would require new fire safety measures for the 4,707 mobile home parks in California.

The measure would require emergency evacuation plans and fire safety training for staff and managers, including procedures for the evacuation of senior citizens and people with disabilities or health problems.

The bill was prompted by the firestorms that destroyed or damaged at least five mobile home parks in Southern California in the last two years, including Oakridge in Sylmar, where about 500 homes burned to the ground in November.

Padilla said he was confident that his measure would pass, although the Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have killed at least seven bills since 2001 to improve code enforcement and safety in mobile home parks.
 
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