NEV-CAL Home Inspections advises keeping vegetation trimmed away from any house or building structure not only to maintain the integrity of the structure as a whole but to maintain fire defensible space.
KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno (the local ABC affiliate in Northern Nevada) recently released a story and video about fire defensible space here in Northern Nevada with a particular focus on Juniper bushes which can become highly combustible in a wild fire situation.
You can see the full story HERE: