Thousands of Valley Homes at Risk for Wildfire Damage

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — With the ongoing drought, the threat posed by wildfires is substantially greater.

According to financial company CoreLogic, nearly 80,000 Central Valley homes, are in danger of being damaged by a blaze.

Here in Fresno, 4,300 properties are at high, or very high risk.

Madera, Merced, and Sacramento also have thousands of at-risk homes.

Property owners have been advised to prepare for wildfires by removing dry grass and weeds.

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