Bucks County has low wildfire risk compared to western states; no defensible space ordinance exists. PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry issues outdoor burning advisories during dry spells. No PA equivalent of California Zone 0/1/2 rules.
Pennsylvania has no statewide wildfire defensible space law analogous to California Public Resources Code §4291. The PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry monitors wildfire risk and issues burn bans during high-risk periods, typically spring (March-May) and fall (October-November). Bucks County has mixed wildland-urban interface primarily in upper-county areas (Upper Black Eddy, Tinicum, Nockamixon) bordering state game lands and Delaware Canal State Park, but no mapped wildfire hazard severity zones. Most wildfire incidents in PA are brush fires under 100 acres. Residents in WUI areas are encouraged by PA DCNR Firewise USA program to maintain 30 feet of lean/clean zone and trim trees away from structures, but compliance is voluntary. Fire-resistant construction is not required by PA code beyond IRC/IBC standard provisions. Outdoor burning is separately regulated by municipal fire codes and PA DEP open burning rules (25 Pa. Code §129.14).
No defensible space violations exist in PA as no such law applies. Violating burn bans during DCNR-declared high-risk periods: summary citations $100 to $500. Illegal open burning causing wildland fire: restitution and possible criminal charges under 18 Pa.C.S.
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