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The 0-5-30 planting rule is changing how Americans design fire-resilient gardens

To find a balance between a safe garden and a beautiful one ...
East Bay Times

New laws in Saratoga allow for easier tree removal to create defensible space

Saratoga passed new rules for tree removal last month to better protect homes and neighborhoods from wildfire risk. Homeowners throughout the city can remove trees planted within 5 feet of their home ...

New wildfire rebate program aims to help Tahoe homeowners create defensible space

Following recent Red Flag Warnings across parts of Northern Nevada and the Tahoe Basin, local agencies are launching a new ...
The Bulletin

Editorial: Deschutes County should increase defensible space

Deschutes County may adopt the state’s model of what defensible space should look like around homes in the county. It has implications for how property owners landscape their properties and for the ...
KSBW The Central Coast

San Lorenzo Valley Water District to protect infrastructure from wildfires

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District will begin a project to create defensible space around its infrastructure sites to safeguard water systems from wildfire damage, starting Oct. 27. The San Lorenzo ...
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City of Reno partnership will use those in youth parole to create defensible space

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The City of Reno is launching a new defensible space pilot program. The city says the new program is in response to local homeowner concern that insurance companies are not ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Wildfire grants fund Monterey defensible space, Bonny Doon escape route

DISTRIBUTED..CREATING FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE MORE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES THE CENTRAL COAST. # HERE ON THE CENTRAL COAST THE MONTEREY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BONNY DOON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL ARE TWO OF ...