Kevin Clifford/Nevada Appeal Sharon Arnold, head of the Clear Creek Fire Safe Council, looks at her fire-department mandatory water storage system that is in the back yard while petting her dog Toby on Saturday. The Arnolds cleared a perimeter of about 100 yards of highly flammable vegetation around their house to reduce the risk of losing their home during a fire.

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Defensible space mantra seems more important now

• By ncs-import
• June 29, 2007