Glossary / defensible space
defensible space
Managed vegetation and materials around a structure, often in 0–5, 5–30, and 30–100 foot bands. Zone 0 is the first band, next to the house.
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Where this term is used
- A million prescribed acres and your backyard
- California AB 38 seller disclosure
- Can one yard be hurricane-tough and ember-tough
- Community wildfire protection plan
- Could the 1947 Maine fires happen again
- Crown and shrub spacing
- Defensible space vs tree preservation
- Does anything burn here besides stubble