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Etienne Laurent, File/AP PhotoReeling from destructive wildfires, including the deadliest in California history, state lawmakers in 2020 passed new requirements for clearing combustible materials like dead plants and wooden furniture within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of homes in risky areas. -
Kristian Foden-Vencil/OPBOregonians are being asked to create more defensible space around their homes, with vegetation modified in that space to reduce wildfire threat and help firefighters defend the house.
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Oregon lawmakers passed a wildfire protection law in 2021. Now, the State Fire Marshal鈥檚 office is developing new requirements for defensible space and wildfire protection. -
Cal Fire officials say a slower fire season has given them more time to ensure property owners are maintaining a defensible space around structures.The鈥�
