by elementsmtnco | May 31, 2022 | Defensible Space, Elements Mountain Journal, Forestry
Defensible Space is the area around a structure where combustible vegetation that can fuel wildfire has been cleared, reduced or replaced. This space acts as a barrier between a structure and an advancing fire. In January 2005, California State law extended the...
by elementsmtnco | May 26, 2022 | Defensible Space, Elements Mountain Journal, Forestry
Why Forest Mastication Is Important As we mentioned in our What Is Defensible Space? article, combustible vegetation that can fuel wildfire needs to be cleared or reduced. Forest fuel is one of the primary factors for why wildfires become catastrophic. In this article...
