1. Zone 0 Does Not Make Us Safer                   

Science shows that homes burn because of close proximity to other homes. Zone 0 scapegoats our gardens instead of fixing unsafe building setbacks, underfunded fire departments and planning failures. Zone 0 shifts the burden to homeowners without delivering the protection it promises.  

2. Zone 0 Takes Away Our Rights

Zone 0 tells us we cannot grow plants within five feet of our homes, stripping away privacy, shade and the ability to enjoy our yard. This mandate demands tens of thousands of dollars from ordinary families and removes property value. A rule this prohibitive will produce inequity, and widespread hardship.

3. Zone 0 Harms Communities

Our yards are more than “decorations”. Destroying them for a false sense of security sacrifices privacy, security, wildlife, shade, mental health, and our property rights. Zone 0 replaces living green cover with sterile hot and ironically more flammable yards. 

 4. Zone 0 Is About Protecting The Insurance Industry — Not People

Zone 0 was built on weak studies and demonstrations from the insurance industry, which stands to profit by shifting liability onto homeowners while continuing to underinsure or abandon high fire areas. The push for Zone 0 comes not from residents in the fire zones, even those who lost homes to fire, but from the insurance industry and politicians eager for an easy headline.

5. Zone 0 Criminalizes Your Yard

Zone 0 criminalizes your yard with stiff fines, invasive inspections, expensive forced clearances, property liens and even the threat of jail time, while letting regulators and insurance providers off the hook.

6. Zone 0 Does Not Guarantee Insurance

Don’t be misled: clearing your yard to meet Zone 0 rules will not ensure your home is insurable. Insurance providers are pulling out of high-fire areas regardless of compliance, and they can still raise rates, drop coverage, or refuse renewals after you strip the greenery around your house.