{"id":"cal-fire-under-deck-ember-resistant-zone","license":"CC-BY-4.0","data":{"title":"CAL FIRE puts the under-deck footprint in the ember-resistant zone","kind":"installation-mistake","summary":"CAL FIRE home-hardening guidance tells homeowners to keep the area beneath a deck and the first five feet around it clear of combustible material and to use hardscape in that zone. This is California mitigation guidance, not a construction-code application or an IBHS designation.","asOf":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z","scopeKind":"place","placeId":"us-ca","scopeMode":"descendants","relatedCategories":["decking","landscaping"],"sources":[{"title":"Home Hardening","url":"https://www.fire.ca.gov/home-hardening","publisher":"CAL FIRE","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"}],"author":"grayson-graham","reviewStatus":"draft","lastVerified":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"}}