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This slide show requires Flash version 5 or later and Javascript enabled. Animated How-To's: Wildfire Wildfires can pose a great risk to your home and property. Reduce your risk by preparing now before wildfires strike. Design and maintain your home landscaping with wildfire safety in mind. Plant fire-resistant shrubs and trees. Check with your local nursery or county extension service for fire-resistant varieties in your area. Create a Defensible Zone Create a defensible, 30 foot safety zone around your home. Trim grass on a regular basis. Rake leaves and remove all dead plants, trees, and shrubs in the zone. Cut back all tree branches that hang over the house or are lower than 6 to ten feet from the ground. Remove dead branches that extend over the roof. Remove leaves and debris from under structures and dispose of them properly. Stack firewood at least 50 feet away from your home. Prevent Sparks Store flammable materials, liquids, and solvents in metal containers outside the home in a safe location at least 30 feet away from structures and wooden fences. Clean the roof, eaves, and gutters of twigs, leaves, and other combustible debris. Install spark arresters in all chimneys. Cover chimneys, attic, and soffit vents, as well as the area below elevated wood decks with minimum 1/4 inch noncombustible screening or mesh. Just in case... Keep a ladder that will reach the roof and a garden hose that is long enough to reach any area of your home and other structures on your property. Maintain an emergency water supply within 1,000 feet of your home. This source can come from a hydrant, small pond, cistern, well or swimming pool. When you get ready to build a new home or re-roof your present home use roofing materials with a Class-A fire-resistant rating. Visit www.flash.org or call toll-free (877) 221-SAFE for more information about protecting your home from disaster. |
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