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CAL FIRE urges home hardening, explains Zone 0 and local fuel‑reduction work
Summary
CAL FIRE’s Emily Kilgore told a Calaveras County Chamber forum that fuel reduction, home hardening and defensible-space compliance are central to preventing structure loss; she summarized the 5‑foot 'Zone 0' guidance, inspection rules under Public Resources Code 4291 and the B‑38 requirement tied to real‑estate transactions.
Emily Kilgore, a fire prevention specialist with the CAL FIRE Tuolumne‑Calaveras unit, told the Calaveras County Chamber on Sept. 11 that a combination of large‑scale fuel projects, neighborhood Firewise efforts and individual home hardening will best protect communities from wildfire.
"Fuel reduction partnered with home hardening ... is what's going to save our communities," Kilgore said, describing three scales of work: large landscape projects (often federally or grant funded), moderate projects led by fire safe councils, and small…
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