1.   Homeowners have been vigilant at brush clearance.

2.   The fires underscored the need for residents and businesses to clear brush from their properties, although firefighters said brush clearance was adequate in Glendale.

3.   The good news, fire officials said, is that residents have been especially diligent this spring in complying with brush clearance in high danger zones.

4.   This past August, the value of brush clearance became evident to Kruly.

5.   Under such conditions, firefighting agencies need to coordinate what their responses will be and push for brush clearance.

6.   Mandatory brush clearance protected property in the hilly, brush-covered area where upscale homes are separated by swaths of open country.