FELONY ROBBERY CHARGES. CAL FIRE IS MARKING THE START OF SPRING WITH A BIG REMINDER FOR CALIFORNIANS. KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO. JOINING US NOW WITH HOW THE AGENCY IS URGING PEOPLE TO GET READY FOR THE WILDFIRE SEASON. WELL, CAL FIRE IS ASKING PEOPLE TO BE READY FOR WILDFIRE, AND THE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO PLAN AND PREPARE AHEAD OF PEAK WILDFIRE SEASON. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THAT PREPARATION IS KEY TO REDUCING THE RISK OF WILDFIRE DAMAGE. IF ONE SPARKS NEAR YOUR HOME AND THEY’RE SHARING SOME STEPS YOU CAN TAKE RIGHT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOME. SO TAKE A LOOK. FIRST OFF, CAL FIRE IS SAYING CLEAR ANY DEAD VEGETATION OR DEBRIS FROM YOUR YARD TRIM THOSE TREES AND SHRUBS BACK TO CREATE THAT DEFENSIBLE SPACE. WE TALK ABOUT ALL THIS TIME OF YEAR EVERY YEAR. ALSO, CLEAN YOUR GUTTERS AND ROOFTOPS OF LEAVES AND DEBRIS. ALSO MAINTAIN A WELL WATERED LAWN AND GARDEN. AND THEN LASTLY THEY SAY HAVE AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. CAL FIRE SAYS THESE ARE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE NOW TO HELP PROTECT YOUR HOME, WHICH IN TURN WILL HELP YOUR BROADER COMMUNITY. AND FOR MORE IDEAS, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE READY FOR