State Working on New Wildfire Defensible Space Rules
Posted: June 3, 2025
The state is working on new regulations that will toughen enforcement of defensible space around homes in areas at risk of wildfires. The current round of rulemaking by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection is on Zone 0 — the area that stretches from the physical building out to five feet — a critical zone for wildfire defense. Under legislation passed in 2022, the...