Protect Your Home From Wildfire
Take action to improve the survivability of your home before a wildfire occurs. Pre-fire activities include proper vegetation management and the use of fire resistant building materials. The following tips will increase the chances of your home surviving a wildfire.
- Have a minimum 30 foot non-combustible area around your home.
- Include fire resistant vegetation in landscaping.
- Thin of remove overcrowded or weakened trees from property and prune low-hanging branches.
- Keep grass and weeds cut.
- Keep wood piles and left-over building materials at least 30 feet from the house.
- Clear pine needles, leaves, and debris from roof and deck.
- Make sure that street signs and your home address are visible from the road.
- Evaluate your shake roof for treatment or replacement.
- Consider recycling yard debris and branches instead of burning them.
- Have an emergency checklist in the event of a fire, and monitor local media sources for up-to-date information and evacuation procedures.
For more information please visit the following website http://www.firewise.org/