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Zoning in on fire safety: Berkeley’s strict new EMBER rules target wildfire risks near homes

THE DAY AFTER Berkeley Fire Department inspectors identified seven wildfire safety violations at Staeppan Snyder’s property, he began clearing vegetation within 5 feet of his house. That’s the new Zone 0 rule adopted by the city, part of the Effective Mitigations for Berkeley’s Ember Resilience initiative, known as EMBER. Inspectors at his house found plants […]

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