Top 6 Ways California is Preparing for Wildfires

[usonian]

9. That's really good.

I live in the foothills and CalFire has visited my home twice in about 7 years. They get very busy.
We are all as proactive as we can be here, but my first inspection, I couldn't be very proactive, because it was on the first or second day after I moved in.

One hillside needed serious brush removal. Being on a ridge, the other 3 sides were very clear.
I started cutting brush down, but a rather substantial portion of it was stealth poison oak.
Trip to E.R.
I hired a crew to finish the job.
Apparently, some people are just immune to it.

Over time, I cleaned out acres of brush "below" me, and created some big fire-breaks in the process.