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Archive Home > 2005 > September > 01 > Requiring home fire defense proposed

Requiring home fire defense proposed

Officials: Brush removal can help contain wildfires

By Chris Barker / The Bulletin
September 1, 2005

Property owners who fail to trim flammable brush and trees on their land could face a $600 fine under a tough new "defensible space" ordinance under consideration by Des-chutes County officials.

The ordinance, which Des-chutes County Forester Joe Stutler said would be the first of its....

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