Prince George's County has no wildfire defensible-space clearance mandate. Cleared brush is treated as yard waste, and burning it is limited by Maryland's open-burning rules and the summer burn ban rather than a fire-district clearance ordinance.
Prince George's County is not a designated wildfire-hazard area and does not impose a defensible-space or vegetation-clearance requirement like fire-prone Western states. Property owners are expected to keep lots free of overgrowth and debris under County property-maintenance rules, but there is no fire-code mandate to clear a set radius of brush around structures. If you clear brush and want to burn it, that becomes open burning governed by Maryland's air regulations, COMAR 26.11.07, and County Code Subtitle 11: the material must have originated on the property, cannot be burned within 500 yards of occupied buildings, and cannot be burned at all from June 1 through August 31. Chipping, composting, or curbside yard-waste collection are the usual disposal routes.
There is no clearance-specific penalty; unlawful burning of cleared brush is enforced under state open-burning rules and County fire law, with fines up to $1,000 and/or 6 months in jail.
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