Creating a Defensible Space Against Wildfires

Send us Fan Mail The hot and dry season can occur year round in California.   Our intrepid “In the Garden” host Master Gardener David Letourneau is bringing you a much-needed episode called “Creating A Defensible Space Against Wildfires”. David talked with OC Fire Authority representatives Teri Merritt, Fire Prevention Specialist / Wildland Pre-Fire Management and Captain Larry Kurtz to bring you new ideas plus all the recommendations to help keep your property safe from an oncoming wildfire. Beware of Mexican Feather Grass, a very popular landscape plant ,but it is now considered invasive and a fire hazard.   Those dead palm fronds up in the canopy easily catch fire. “Oily” plants like cypress are drought-tolerant but very flammable. Brush clearance 100 feet from structures is the rule of thumb. This may require cooperation from your neighbors so be a good neighbor and listen in on what to do to be safe from wildfires. For further information https://ocfa.org/