# California Adopts Weaker Home Protection Rules as Wildfires Grow

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- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-20 00:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/california-adopts-weaker-home-protection-rules-as-wildfires-grow?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a86438dc69d29000181a7cd

> California has adopted less stringent rules for protecting homes as wildfires intensify. Scientists and firefighters had urged property owners to maintain a five-foot non-combustible zone around structures, but the state board’s new rules allow the area to be as narrow as one foot.