Wildfires: How to create defensible space and reduce risk

A Sturgis Fire official shares simple wildfire-proofing tips homeowners can take now—steps that can give crews a fighting ...

TMFR encourages residents to prepare for dangerous fire season

Clear defensible space around your home ...
Oroville Mercury-Register

Be firewise with fire resistant landscaping | The Real Dirt

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...
Noozhawk

Free Curbside Chipping Program Starts in April to Cut Threat of Wildfires

The Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council (SBCFSC) will start its Neighborhood Chipping Program, beginning April 6. The initiative supports local ...
Chico Enterprise-Record

New fire regulations focus on defensible space near structures

OROVILLE — New regulations on defensible space around homes are inbound from the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection that will tighten rules for homeowners in areas designated as having ...
The San Bernardino Sun

A new ‘Zone Zero’ defensible space draft rule grows in controversy at Pasadena meeting

Controversial new state regulations requiring removal of vegetation and other combustible materials from within 5 feet of homes in high fire-hazard areas — called Zone Zero rules — received a mostly ...