1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

fires. Especially wind driven fires. Please get the board to rescind these misguided rules before they take effect and force homeowners to cut down tree search from the Eton Fire showed that well irrigation live trees and especially native plants near houses actually help prevent the houses from catching s and make our cities energy hotter than they already are. on fire by absorbing embers. Fires in urban areas spread from structure to structure. Trees and other vegetation to not contribute to the spread of these The California board of forestry and fire prevention voted last week to adopt new rules regarding homes in high risk fire zones. It prevents any plants w parts of LA including Chinatown. Removing trees in downtown LA is just going to create an even greater heat island making fires even more likely. Also re ithin one foot of the house or more depending on how wide the eves are. The new classifications of what is within the high risk fire zone includes urban