Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ignite flammable materials on and around homes.
A homeowner watches flames from the Palisades Fire at the edge of his property in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. , on Thursday signed an executive order to force many California homeowners to create a 5-foot “ember-resistant” zone around their houses.
Newsom ordered that within 45 days state officials must post a draft of the five-foot rule and hold a public workshop to gather input on it, then produce a final rule by year’s end.that can travel great distances and ignite flammable materials on and around homes. With climate change contributing to larger, more frequent wildfires, state authorities have focused heavily on pushing residents to
Newsom’s office on Friday referred questions to the state Department of Natural Resources, which referred questions to Cal Fire. That agency acknowledged Friday that many details of the new rule have yet to be sorted out. Cal Fire said the Office of the State Fire Marshal would support the state’s forestry board to recommend regulations at the board’s meeting next month.
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