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CAL FIRE outlines Zone 0, defensible-space and home-hardening steps for Calaveras homeowners
Summary
CAL FIRE Tuolumne‑Calaveras public information officer Emily Kilgore gave practical guidance at the Firewise Calaveras Festival: Zone 0 (0–5 ft) will be clarified by the Board of Forestry this year, PRC 4291 requires up to 100 ft defensible space, and homeowners should prioritize vents, roof, decking and driveway access improvements.
Emily Kilgore, public information officer and fire prevention specialist with CAL FIRE’s Tuolumne‑Calaveras unit, presented a plain‑language guide to home hardening and defensible space at the Firewise Calaveras Festival.
Kilgore told the audience that Public Resource Code 4291 governs year‑round fuel‑reduction obligations around private property and said the practical defensible‑space depth is 100 feet or to a property line where that is smaller. On the new Zone 0 guidance she said: "Zone 0 is if you were to touch the side of your house and stretch out your arms, that's roughly 5 feet...Everything within that 5 foot area...gets removed away from your home." She added that…
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