Forest Fires and Wildfires - Prepare and Protect Your Home
Learn what steps you can take to help prepare and protect your home from an approaching forest fire or wildfire.
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Protecting Your Home from Forest Fires
There are many steps you can take to protect your wooded property from a forest fire. Take steps now to protect your home, don't wait until a forest fire or wildfire is approaching.
There are many steps you can take to protect your wooded property from a forest fire. Take steps now to protect your home, don't wait until a forest fire or wildfire is approaching.
Firewise Home Page
The starting point for the Firewise site, which is packed with wildfire preparedness information. Be sure to take a look at their interactive page. It offers excellent advice to help you make it through a fire.
The starting point for the Firewise site, which is packed with wildfire preparedness information. Be sure to take a look at their interactive page. It offers excellent advice to help you make it through a fire.
Landscaping and Tactics for Fire Prevention
This feature helps you create a defensible space around your home, a 30-100 foot area that will slow down a fire and give firefighters a place to work. Learn how to accomplish this while retaining the landscaping that makes your property attractive.
This feature helps you create a defensible space around your home, a 30-100 foot area that will slow down a fire and give firefighters a place to work. Learn how to accomplish this while retaining the landscaping that makes your property attractive.
Making Your Home Firewise
This multi-page presentation helps homeowners learn techniques for constructing or modifying homes in wildland/urban interface areas. Packed with tips to help you protect your home.
This multi-page presentation helps homeowners learn techniques for constructing or modifying homes in wildland/urban interface areas. Packed with tips to help you protect your home.
Wildfire - American Red Cross
A one page document in easy-to-read format. It explains techniques to help protect your home and family before, during, and after a wildfire.
A one page document in easy-to-read format. It explains techniques to help protect your home and family before, during, and after a wildfire.
Current National Fire Maps and Conditions
Forestry Guide Steve Nix offers this resource with details of current fires, potential hotspots, weather conditons, and more categories related to forest fires.
Forestry Guide Steve Nix offers this resource with details of current fires, potential hotspots, weather conditons, and more categories related to forest fires.
How To Protect Your Home from Wildfires and Forest Fires
From Florida to California, wildfires are increasing. Is your property ready if a fire approaches? Do you know how to evaluate your new home for fire risk? Read this feature to learn steps you can take to help protect your home and family.
From Florida to California, wildfires are increasing. Is your property ready if a fire approaches? Do you know how to evaluate your new home for fire risk? Read this feature to learn steps you can take to help protect your home and family.