Fire season is in full swing. Grass, weeds, and other vegetation are drying out and will easily ignite. Are you prepared? Do you have defensible space around your home? Springtime is always the best time to establish defensible space around your home. However, periodic maintenance is required throughout fire season to properly maintain your defensible space.Defensible space is the area around a structure where vegetation and other fuels have been modified to reduce wildfire threat, as well as to slow the spread of fire towards the structure. This space may also lessen the chance of structure fire spreading toward the …
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