Ruiz-Temple said the easiest thing Oregonians can do to protect their home from a wildfire is to create a 5-foot buffer space ...

The term “defensible space” has been noted by firefighters as a crucial part of protecting homes and businesses from the January Los Angeles County wildfires. But what does it mean? California ...

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Defensible space is no longer the only proactive way to protect homes and structures, according to Daniel Berlant, the deputy director of Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation with Cal Fire.

Defensible space is a buffer, typically 5-feet, created between a home and the surrounding grass, trees, shrubs or other wildland areas. The purpose of the buffer is to slow or stop a wildfire ...

There's good data that it works. During the 2022 Oak fire in Mariposa County, California, homes that were compliant with defensible space standards were six times more likely to survive, according ...

Defensible space is a buffer zone that helps prevent a fire from burning a building or property. ... Fire departments will typically post evacuation orders and warnings on their social media pages.

Cal Fire says changing your landscaping is one of the most important things you can do to create defensible space. Find out more in the video above. May 5 through 11 is Wildfire Preparedness Week.

With defensible space, Lamoureux said the fire could come within 30 feet of a house and it will be OK. And those are the places Lamoureux said where firefighters will make their stand.

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Clean your gutters. Whack those weeds. Prune pines. Now. The home you save may be your own. This is no joke. This is defensible space, two words that are chanted like a spell of warding anytime ...