To reduce the risk, you will need to modify or eliminate brush, trees and other vegetation near your home. The greater the distance between your home and the vegetation, the greater the protection. Create a 30-foot safety zone around the house. Keep the volume of vegetation in this zone to a minimum. If you live on a hill, extend the zone on the downhill side.
Fire spreads rapidly uphill.
The steeper the slope, the more open space you will need to protect your home. Remove vines from the walls of the house. Move shrubs and other landscaping away from the sides of the house. Prune branches and shrubs within 15 feet of chimneys and stove pipes. Remove tree limbs within 15 feet of the ground.