In a State as fire prone and as populated as California you can never be too fire safe. CDF has a long history of providing fire prevention, fire safety, and natural resource protection education to the citizens and visitors of this State.

CDF's Fire Safety Education Programs are spread statewide and come in the form of school programs, fair exhibits, posters, flyers and thousands of other printed materials, radio and television spots, community meetings, one-on-one contacts with wildland homeowners, and in recent years, the Internet.

100 Feet of Defensible Space is the Law

In January 2005 a new state law became effective that extended the defensible space clearance around homes and structures from 30 feet to 100 feet. Proper clearance to 100 feet dramatically increases the chance of your house surviving a wildfire. This defensible space also provides for firefighter safety when protecting homes during a wildland fire.

Contact your nearest CDF Facility for more information.

Make your home fire safe - WHY 100FT? (pdf 1.98mb)

Why 100 Feet? Brochure (pdf 942k)

Homeowners Checklist (pdf 181k)

Defensible Space Guidelines pdf 717k)

Defensible Space Regulations (pdf 22k)

Defensible Space Movies

• Why 100 Feet (1.9 MB Flash movie)