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Landscaping Is Part of Defensible Space
Defensible space combines thoughtful landscaping with regular maintenance to reduce wildfire risk and improve firefighters' ability to defend your home.
A well-designed landscape should include:
✔ Healthy, well-watered plants
✔ Adequate spacing between shrubs and trees
✔ Regular pruning and removal of dead vegetation
✔ Separation between plants and your home's siding, roof, decks, and fences
✔ Noncombustible features such as gravel near your home's foundation
Remember: the first 5 feet around your home—often called Zone 0—should be kept as ember-resistant as possible. This area is one of the most important parts of home hardening because wind-driven embers are responsible for igniting many homes during wildfires. California State Forestry is expected to finalize the Zone 0 requirements soon.
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