Recent devastating wildfires in California have prompted Arizona residents to take wildfire prevention more seriously, focusing on clearing brush around their properties. Landscapers like Christopher Effort are seeing a surge in demand for their services as people seek to reduce the risk of fires. Experts emphasize the importance of creating defensible spaces around homes, clearing brush and trimming trees, to prevent wildfires from spreading.
These devastating fires in California have some people in the Valley keeping a closer eye on brush in their backyards, hoping to prevent wildfires that can burn homes and everything inside. Businesses offer brush-clearing services to those in the Valley for preventative measures. Cutting down brush is the first step to reduce the risk of fires. That's when landscapers like Christopher Effort step in."We're trying to get rid of brush.
It burned down in that fire. They were going to move in this month but it burnt down in that fire, so I'm like, ‘what can we do here in Arizona to prevent that same thing from happening?’"The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management says crews are working fires daily in Arizona. The biggest one currently is the Horton Fire in Payson.
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