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Safety Element of the General Plan
The Safety Element addresses the risks of hazards such as fires, floods, droughts, earthquakes, landslides, climate change and other hazards through policies to mitigate or reduce these risks.
The Safety Element helps prioritize actions that address the greatest risks to El Cajon in the next 20 years. The Safety Element guides how El Cajon is built to ensure reduction in the risk from hazards by regulating building in hazardous areas, ensuring streets are adequate for fire trucks and first responders, and using trees and green spaces to improve El Cajon’s air quality and provide shade on hot days. Figures, maps and supporting data are included within the Safety Element, such as the Wildfire Hazard Severity Zones below.
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