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Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant

California Governor Gavin Newsom plans to ban plants within five feet of homes in fire-prone areas to enhance wildfire safety, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.
The new regulations require clearing flammable materials within five feet of homes, except for mature trees, in areas rated 'very high' for fire risk.
Newsom's executive order aims to implement 'Zone 0' regulations to mitigate urban firestorm risks, which will affect 1.4 million new acres of land.
Critics argue that these measures are 'too little, too late' and highlight past failures in wildfire prevention efforts.

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Newsom’s executive order mandating 5-foot clearance around homes: What does it mean?

Governor Gavin Newsom, facing nationwide criticism after the devastating Los Angeles fires, on Thursday signed an executive order to force many California homeowners to create a 5-foot “ember-resistant” zone around their houses. Newsom ordered that within 45 days state officials must post a draft of the five-foot rule and hold a public workshop to gather input on it, then produce a final rule by year’s end. Wildfire experts in recent years have …

1 month ago·San Jose, United States

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Breitbart

Gavin Newsom to Ban Plants Within 5 Feet of Homes in Fire-Prone Areas

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) plans to ban the use of plants within five feet of homes in what are designated as "fire-prone" areas.

1 month ago·United States

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Fast Company

Newsom to sign delayed rule that will make California homes more fire resistant

As Los Angeles reels from deadly January wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday he will order the state to advance long-delayed regulations requiring homeowners in high-risk areas to clear combustible materials around their homes. His office didn’t immediately say if the executive order will set a timeline for implementing the rule, which was passed by lawmakers in 2020 and originally set to take …

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The Washington Free Beacon

Gavin Newsom Said the Wildfire Team He Disbanded Was ‘Inadequately Trained.’ His Own Administration Gave It an Award for 'Outstanding Performance.'

California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) defended his administration’s decision to disband a wildfire team in early 2024 by denigrating the unit as "inadequately trained." Military records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show that Newsom’s administration gave the unit an award for "outstanding performance" that cited its exemplary "wildland firefighting training."The post Gavin Newsom Said the Wildfire Team He Disbanded Was ‘Inadequately Tra…

1 month ago·Washington, United States

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California Globe

Newsom’s New Executive Order to Harden Homes Against Wildfires ‘Too Little, Too Late?’

Fresh off his Wednesday visit in Washington with President Donald Trump and several members of Congress, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a new executive order Thursday aimed at hardening homes located in areas with high wildfire risk by implementing extreme new regulations including not allowing most flammable things allowed within 5 feet of buildings in such areas. For the past month, Governor Newsom has been scrambling over wildfire is…

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NBC Bay Area

Newsom wants to speed up delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more fire resistant during wind-driven wildfire after years of delay.

1 month ago·San Francisco, United States

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Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant

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Newsom’s executive order mandating 5-foot clearance around homes: What does it mean?

Newsom’s executive order mandating 5-foot clearance around homes: What does it mean?

Gavin Newsom to Ban Plants Within 5 Feet of Homes in Fire-Prone Areas

Gavin Newsom to Ban Plants Within 5 Feet of Homes in Fire-Prone Areas

Newsom to sign delayed rule that will make California homes more fire resistant

Newsom to sign delayed rule that will make California homes more fire resistant

Gavin Newsom Said the Wildfire Team He Disbanded Was ‘Inadequately Trained.’ His Own Administration Gave It an Award for 'Outstanding Performance.'

Gavin Newsom Said the Wildfire Team He Disbanded Was ‘Inadequately Trained.’ His Own Administration Gave It an Award for 'Outstanding Performance.'

Newsom’s New Executive Order to Harden Homes Against Wildfires ‘Too Little, Too Late?’

Newsom’s New Executive Order to Harden Homes Against Wildfires ‘Too Little, Too Late?’

Newsom wants to speed up delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant

Newsom wants to speed up delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant

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