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The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete and is anonymous. The results will be included with the updated plan documents.

Seal Beach has two fire stations, one in Old Town and one on North Gate Road just outside Leisure World. The Orange County Fire Authority has the contract to provide fire and paramedic services to the city, which includes Leisure World.

During recent high wind warnings, the city closed Gum Grove Park, and it has since cleared the area of dry undergrowth.

“We are not nearly as vulnerable as the people in Pacific Palisades to this kind of fire,” he told the board. The Palisades’ unique location between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains increases its risk for wildfires. As the air moves down from the mountains, it gets squeezed in the canyons and heats up. On Jan. 7, wind was clocked at up to 50 miles an hour. And there was plenty to feed the fire, as dry chaparral heavily blanketed the mountains.

In contrast, Seal Beach has much less foliage and is at sea level, but the Palisades fire has prompted officials to check the city’s fire readiness all the same.