If you ever wondered what "wildland" means, just look out your door. As our population continues to grow, more and more homes are being built in the wildland-urban interface, the place where the trees meet the people. Traditionally, before Europeans moved into California, the forest was managed with a combination of natural fires caused by lightning, and the native people. Due to many decades of fire suppression in the Sierra, our forests no longer look the way they did 150 years ago. We have allowed brush to regenerate to un-controllable levels here in the foothills and have built our homes in those brush fields. A-F-S-C asks all Amador residents to do their part and follow the defensible space law so we can all get through this fire season safely. For more information go to Amador Fire Safe.org