It will also give fire fighters a reasonable chance of saving structures. In many parts of the Pacific Northwest, mountain areas are covered with flammable brush and other vegetation. A fire starting in these areas is extremly difficult to control and can spread rapidly. Some vegetation and dead material may be on the ground. The more there is, the more difficult it will be to control a fire.
Dense brush is particularly bad.
B.All dead vegetation should be removed. This fuel is dangerous as fires start easily in it and are difficult to control. Sparks from these fires can create small fires in the surrounding vegetation and threaten nearby homes. C.A fuel break is recommended surrounding subdivisions that are in the midst of dense brush or forest. Vegetation that might carry fire from the wildland to the residential area should be removed.