lot is even worse, with a solid wall of highly flammable scotch broom growing about 40ft from the frist's house. by law, they're supposed to be a 100 foot defensible space. so they called the county. >>>>and when when i said, well, gee, the code enforcer didn't show up, he said, he's a very busy man. that was it. >>>>that busy man was deputy fire marshal eric hernandez, who for a long time was the only property inspector for the entire county. >>>>for 3 or 4 years. it was myself. then we went to two. last year we had four. and i mean, the reality is this, you know, we're doing the best we can. >>>>but another reality is that after years of complaining, the neighbor's weeds still haven't been removed. >>>>and he was a good guy. you know, he was a good guy. but, you know, you're limited when you have one person doing it. so i don't think that they're really doing a good job. because i'm looking around seeing not a good job done. you know, nobody's enforcing anything because that's a mess. >>>>hernandez says the county has worked hard to remove fuels from the open areas, but getting people t