East Bay crews work to protect neighborhoods from future brush fires NBC Bay Area [Video]

Fire prevention work is underway in some high-risk East Bay neighborhoods with the hope of preventing a wildfire disaster like the one unfolding in Southern California.

Fire crews in Contra Costa County have been busy building a much-needed fire break around Rossmoor, one of the most high-risk communities in the region.

Judy, a 93-year-old Rossmoor resident, said the possibility of a large fire breaking out in her senior community is top of mind.

“A fire can just keep going on and on and on as we know from what’s happening in Southern California,” she said.

She’s happy to see Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews hard at work trying to protect her area. Thanks to a $3 million state grant, firefighters are building an 11-mile fire break in her neighborhood, burning dry branches and brush to eliminate dangerous fuels that could easily ignite into a large fire.

“The hope …