California

CA is dry in summer, hence the hazard, and wet in winter. Wet winters foster undergrowth, which is fuel the next summer.

The Ready For Wildfire site recommends a 100' safety zone, max grass height in it, and trees pruned up 6' off the ground or 15% of smaller trees. And so on. Not easy in steep areas. I sometimes feel like that goat with two legs shorter than the other to, so as to navigate hills.

Yerba Santa grows rapidly. Recent winter storms broke a lot of limbs (and some very big old trees). They weren't able to bear the load of 2 feet of snow, usually only a few inches here when it happens. Old trees just fall and there are big removal campaigns to lessen the fuel lying around.



One fell across the road and was cut up quickly.