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The walls are trimmed in cinderblock to protect from flaming debris blowing up against the seam where wall meets ground.

Estrada sounded earnest, even mawkish, befitting his trim frame and boyish looks.

The 45-year-old Covina elementary school teacher said he dutifully trimmed the tree only to be told the ivy growing on the garage also was a problem.

The Turners, both from England, have lived in Altadena for 15 years, the last 10 in a cream-colored Tudor with dark brown trim and a blue front door.

Staff routinely trim trees and shrubs in the gardens to ensure there is not an excess of vegetation available to provide fuel for fires.