By Judy Harrington126 San Diego residents gathered recently at the Salvation Army Kroc Center on January 20 to hear vital advice from firefighters and other experts on surviving wildfires like the Los Angeles area experienced last winter. Among his many tips: get involved with your local fire safe council –” …they are making a difference.” San Diego county has 54 FSCs, the most of any county in the country. His team urged folks to go online and use the fire department’s wildfire action guide’s step by step program. The “Make Wildfire Safety Your New Year’s Resolution Forum” was sponsored by the Mid-City Fire Safe Council Coalition which includes councils in Alvarado Estates, College Canyons, College East, Greater Golden Hill, Kensington, Normal Heights, and Talmadge. The program and fire safe councils are supported by the San Diego Regional Fire Foundation and Greater SD Resource Conservation District, the San Diego River Conservancy, and Fire Safe Council of San Diego County.