East Bay fire hazards
2023-03-03 23:55:48.422016+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Shot: 2016: Feds Pull Millions in Funding for Tree Thinning in East Bay Hills
But Dan Grassetti, president of the Hills Conservation Network, which sued FEMA last year to stop the tree-cutting plan, said he is satisfied with FEMA’s decision. For years, he and his group have argued against clearing forested land, which he contends increases fire danger by allowing sunlight to hit the ground and prompt the growth of low-lying shrubbery. Grassetti argues that the best way to reduce a landscape’s fire risk is to clear that low-lying fuel layer while leaving most of the large trees standing.
Chaser: 2021: The shrubs across the street nearly cost him his home insurance
At the end of August, wildfire prevention advocate Dan Grassetti opened a letter from Allstate, his home’s insurer, with some alarming (and just a little ironic) news. His policy wouldn’t be renewed because of a fire hazard.
The surprising part: The hazard wasn’t on his property but in the lot across the street.