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Public °ewe,,, Hearing Draft <br />personnel to reach certain areas of the City. 1-580, which is located within the wildland <br />urban interface, is especially vulnerable to wildfire. <br />Some of the electrical transmission lines that run through San Leandro are within very high <br />fire severity zones. 53 Electrical transmission lines and the poles that support them can be <br />damaged or destroyed by the flames and high temperatures created by wildfires. These <br />transmission lines may also be shut off during wildfire weather conditions, creating hardships <br />for residents and businesses within the city. <br />Coastal scrub and oak woodlands, although somewhat adapted to wildfires, can be <br />substantially harmed by more frequent and severe fires that do not let the ecosystems <br />recover. <br />This chapter highlights the effects that failure to effectively reduce GHG emissions may <br />have on the San Leandro community. Chapter 4 describes the efforts the City plans to <br />mitigate these effects by reducing community -wide GHG emissions. <br />Page 58 San Leandro 2021 Climate Action Plan <br />