Creating a
Defensible Space
Determine how big
a space to clear based on new state guidelines. See link below.
Within 100 feet of
your house:
1. Break up continuous cover of shrubs.
2. Remove all ladder fuels.
Within 30 feet of
your house:
1. Remove all dead vegetation.
2. Plant and maintain fire resistant plants.
3. Provide a "lean, clean and green area".
Links
Living
With Fire
Defensible Space Guidelines
Regulations issued by the Board of
Forestry
Creating a Fire-Safe Community
What to do During a Wildfire
National Firewise Council Brochure
(PDF format - Acrobat Reader needed)
Risk Assessment Form
(PDF format - Acrobat Reader needed)
offsite
|
Fire Safe
Landscaping
Design
considerations:
Use fire resistant plants.
Use
inorganic materials where feasible.
Use
driveways, patios, lawns, pools and walkways as firebreaks.
Keep
plants and trees free of dead growth.
Avoid
junipers, conifers and broadleaf evergreens close to structures.
Remember in a fire safe landscape, less is better.
Checklist of Plants for the Fire Safe
Home
Local Fire Safe
Landscapers
Community Wildfire Protection Plans
Alta Sierra
(PDF format - Acrobat Reader needed)
Kennedy Meadows (PDF format - Acrobat Reader needed)
Kern
River Valley (PDF format - Acrobat Reader needed)
15 MB (February 2012 Update)
Myers Canyon Community
(PDF format - Acrobat Reader needed)
Kern
River Valley Fuel Reduction Projects: Comprehensive Summary and
Maps 3 MB
|