RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Hundreds of property owners in unincorporated portions of Riverside County will see fines attached to their tax bills for failing to pay for brush mitigation.
The Riverside County Fire Department requested the Board of Supervisors to sign off on cost recovery for the department’s Fire Hazard Reduction Program.
The program aims to reduce the risk of wildfires by trimming and managing overgrown brush. The department contracted inspectors to clear weeds and other wildfire fuels from parcels of land that were largely vacant or offset from a main property…