fire science

"The vegetation is coming out of the winter and it has gone dormant, so it's not growing, and therefore it's very dry and doesn't have water," explained Guillermo Rein, professor of fire science at Imperial College London.

The problem is, fire science research has yet to determine how close is too close.

Glenn Corbett is an associate professor of fire science and public management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Glenn Corbett is an assistant professor of fire science and public administration at John Jay College at the City University of New York.

"The research is pretty darn clear that these treatments are effective -- very effective," said study lead author Scott Stephens, a professor of fire science at the University of California, Berkeley."I hope this lets people know that there is great hope in doing these treatments at scale, without any negative consequences."