"Defensible space is the first line of defense for your ... Cal Fire recommends: Zone 1: 5-30 feet from structures: Dried vegetation often turns smaller embers into large raging fires.

Creating defensible space and using hard-to-ignite building materials improve a home’s odds of surviving a conflagration, experts say.

Defensible space is categorized into three different zones: Zone 0: 0-5 feet from structures: The first 5 feet surrounding a structure are most important to keeping it safe from fires. Keeping ...