Workshop to teach fire safety

Area residents can learn how to become fire-safe and fire-smart at a workshop to be put on by the Fallbrook FireSafe Council (FFSC), North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) and Mission Resource Conservation District (MRCD), Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) Building, 990 E. Mission Rd.

While it has been 10 years since the Rice Fire burned through this area, the devastating fires that recently decimated Northern California are a reminder how important it is to be prepared for the next wildfire that will eventually happen here.

At the...