FireWise Around the Home : Steps to Firewise Your Home

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#1. Keep a clearing of at least 30 feet around your house for fire fighting equipment. view tip image

#2. Space the trees you plant carefully. view tip image

#3. Remove "ladder fuels". They link the grasses and the tree tops. view tip image

#4. Create "fuelbreak" - - - driveways, gravel walkways, or lawns. view tip image

#5. Maintain your irrigation system regularly. view tip image

#6. Prune tree limbs so the lowest is between 6' - 10' from the ground. view tip image

#7. Remove leaf clutter from your roof and yard. view tip image

#8. Mow regularly. view tip image

#9. Remove dead or overhanging branches. view tip image

#10. Store firewood away from your house. view tip image

#11. Refuel garden equipment carefully. view tip image

#12. Maintain garden equipment regularly. view tip image

#13. If you smoke, use your ashtray. view tip image

#14. Store and use flammable liquids properly. view tip image

#15. Dispose of cuttings and debris promptly, according to local regulations. view tip image

#16. Observe local regulations regarding vegetative clearances and fire safety equipment requirements. view tip image

#17. Check your generator and/or hose to be sure it is in good repair. view tip image

#18. Don't keep combustible materials under decks or elevated porches. view tip image

#19. Make trellises of non-flammable metal. view tip image

#20. Have at least two ground-level doors as safety exits. view tip image

#21. Keep at least two means of escape (either a door/window) in each room. view tip image

#22. Mark your driveway and access roads clearly. view tip image

#23. Keep ample turnaround space near your house for fire equipment. view tip image

#24. Prevent sparks from entering your house by covering vents with wire mesh no larger than 1/8". view tip image

#25. When possible, use construction materials that are fire-resistant or non-combustible. view tip image

The Groom Creek Fire District offers our Defensible Space / Hazardous Fuels Reduction services to homeowners in our community in order to help create this all-important defensible space.

Groom Creek Fire District
1110 Friendly Pines Road
Prescott Arizona 86303
Phone: 928-778-6519
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