SAN DIEGO – A fire-resistant gel credited for limiting the devastation caused by the Poomacha fire in October 2007 is going to get even more use in the future.
County supervisors Tuesday approved spending $80,000 in taxpayer-funded community project grants to buy 290 home kits of the gel for the Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department.
The gel can be used on buildings, equipment and vegetation in a fire emergency.
Supervisor Bill Horn allocated the money from the $2 million in community project funds he is allowed to distribute in his district each year. The kits will be distributed between eight fire councils in North County.
Source: signonsandiego.com
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