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How Fire Mitigation Strategies Will Impact Los Angeles Rebuild

Experts want “zone zero” buffers, more concrete, limited landscaping and no palm trees.

By Jack Rogers | February 05, 2025 at 05:01 AM

With city and state officials moving to ensure speedy approvals for projects to rebuild areas devastated by the wildfires in Los Angeles, California’s lawmakers are being urged to expedite rules for fire mitigation strategies that will determine what can be built and where.

The state Legislature passed a bill in 2020 requiring property owners in fire-prone areas to maintain “ember-resistant zones” around their structures, buffers also known as “zone zero.”

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