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The second distance of 30 to 100 feet (9 to 30 m), is the "Reduced Fuel Zone" of a defensible space around a structure. In this area of the defensible space, fuels and vegetation are separated vertically and horizontally depending on the vegetation type.
The state’s new building code issues guidance for “building hardening” and creating up to 100 feet of “defensible space” around new structures built in areas known as the Wildland-Urban ...
These strategies include defensible space, planting of fire resistant vegetation, fire-retardant building materials, and sprinklers to slow the progression of the fire. [33] While these measures will help the homeowners to prepare for wildfires, not all homeowners in the U.S. use all of these methods for the properties.
This program created materials, including a video, a brochure, and other items, to educate homeowners about implementing fire safe practices inside and outside the home. Defensible space began to become the catchword for protecting homes and wildlands in the WUI. At this time, most wildfire safety education was conducted by members of the CDF ...
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Defensible space may refer to: Defensible space theory , a concept of influencing negative social behavior through architectural and urban design Defensible space (fire control) , referring to planning methods for prevention and control of fires
However, after the Angora Fire, it took the TRPA over 15-years to clarify pine needle removal guidelines, with homeowners and businesses remaining subject to TRPA fines of $5000 or more for removing pine needles beyond 5-feet of a structure (a.k.a. Zone 0 space) until 2022 [14] as ground cover within their defensible fire space zone remained in ...