People are required to clear brush in much of the
State law requires property owners in fire prone communities to have 100 feet of defensible space around their homes. This includes removing all potentially fire-prone vegetation, but not all vegetation, from 30 feet immediately surrounding a property, and creating space between trees and other vegetation for an additional 70 feet around the property.
Pics I’ve seen from residences damaged by wildfires suggest compliance is not universal.
And then there’s wood roofing....