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fromKqed
1 week ago

Will Newsom Sign California's 'Biggest Step' Toward Saving Fire-Prone Neighborhoods? | KQED

Implementing Zone 0 defensible space and home hardening significantly reduces ember-driven structure loss and requires coordinated prevention across landscape, neighborhood, and parcel levels.
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fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago
California

These are the wildfire-related bills the California Legislature OK'd this year

Roughly half of California's wildfire-related legislative bills have passed the legislature and await the governor's signature, covering home hardening, insurance, permits, and firefighter compensation.
fromwww.dailynews.com
1 month ago
California

These are the wildfire-related bills the California Legislature OK'd this year

Roughly half of dozens of wildfire-related bills have passed the legislature and await the governor's signature, covering home hardening, insurance, permits, and firefighter incentives.
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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Letters: Put fire safety focus on neighborhoods, not backcountry

Prioritize community-focused wildfire measures—defensible space, ember-resistant construction, local mitigation—rather than distant backcountry forest thinning.
Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

How to protect a home, and community, from wildfire: UC Berkeley researchers take lessons from California infernos

Communitywide home-hardening and clearing flammable materials, including a five-foot Zone 0 around houses, significantly reduce wildfire damage and risk.
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