“Only in high-risk areas like Simi Valley”
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California faces intensifying wildfire seasons driven by climate change, longer dry periods, and expanding development in fire-prone areas. Evacuation zones are predetermined areas where residents must leave during fire threats, but critics argue current zones are too narrow and slow to expand as fires spread rapidly. The debate centers on whether broader mandatory evacuation zones would save lives and property or create unnecessary disruption and false alarms.