Dry Weeds, Brush Around Abandoned Homes, Unseasonably Warm Weather Pose Fire Threat

In Fresno, California, KFSN-TV Channel 30 reports:

• The foreclosure crisis is having a much more dangerous effect in some of our rural areas and the foothills. The unseasonably warm weather has dried out weeds. It's one thing for neighbors to deal with unsightly yards which haven't been landscaped. Some abandoned rural homes are much more dangerous because they're surrounded by dry weeds and brush. [...] The flood of foreclosures has left many homes abandoned. Some are more than just eyesores. They also pose fire hazards.

For more, see Foreclosure Crisis Adds to Fire Season Dangers in Rural Areas.

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