ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (KABC) -- For nearly three years now, Phil Sallaway has served as a volunteer for the Orange County Fire Watch program. As a retiree, he says he likes being able to give back to his community.

"It's not too hard. You get assigned to a location and you educate the public," said Sallaway. "That's a big part of what it is because sometimes the public doesn't realize that some of the things they might be doing can contribute to a possible fire."

And that's where the OC Fire Watch program comes in. With more than 300 trained volunteers that deploy to 36 locations across orange county, the program focuses on reducing situations that can lead to wildfires during high risk conditions, or red flag warnings.

"Just being mindful that maybe when it is those red flag warnings,

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