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This includes overseeing software that firefighting crews use to request equipment — everything from fire-resistant clothing to hoses — from the agency’s warehouses so first responders have uninterrupted access to lifesaving equipment.

Caruso attributed the Village’s survival to the hard work of private firefighters, the water tenders they brought in and the fire-resistant materials used in the mall’s construction.

State and local officials are still determining rebuilding rules, including if there will be any changes to building codes to incentivize or require more fire-resistant materials that might affect future permit approvals.

A strip mall, for instance, could be transformed into tennis courts or a public garden with fire-resistant plants.

“They weren’t dry and brittle, and when you look at cedar bark, it’s thick and somewhat fire-resistant,” he said.