Drought-like conditions have increased the threat of wildfires significantly, despite recent rains.
In response, Cal Fire has increased their staffing as the fire season has come early this year.
Cal Fire has also begun defensible space inspections throughout the State Responsibility Area (SRA) in California.
Homeowner Ed Kellom is preparing his home for the fire season.
Keeping lawns trimmed down is just one way to prevent the fire hazard.
"So that it doesn't get up high enough to make a grass fire threat. And then I always sweep everything off of the roof because it builds up from these trees," Kellom says.
Last June, a fire east of Fresno in the area of Highland and Clinton avenues quickly spread in the countryside.
"[It] burnt across the fence. We were pouring water with buckets on the fire," Kellom says.
It was a danger that came too close to home as the fire spread on the Valley floor.
"It could happen anywhere there's dry brush," says Larry Kellom, who also lives on the property.
Down the road, Phyllis Juarez also had a front row view of the blaze.
She recalls her husband jumped on their tractor and began plowing a perimeter around their property.
These preparations have started much earlier now.
"We were pretty nervous about it because it was just down the street from us," Juarez says.
Fire activity is up 200 percent statewide, according to Cal Fire.
"This is a routine. Every year we're going to be out and about inspecting both their properties, and that's for the Valley floor as well as up in the foothills," says Capt. Ryan Michaels, public information officer for Fresno Cal Fire.
Requirements are different depending on location.
Contact any of the Cal Fire stations to check specific requirements or visit www.fresnocountyfire.org and www.readyforwildfire.org.