Wildfire Prevention
- Clear a 30 to 50-foot wide safety zone around your home or business. Keep trees and shrubs pruned so vegetation is away from buildings. Remove dead vegetation and dispose of rubbish and debris.
- Mow your grass regularly.
- Make sure fire trucks can get to your house and outbuildings in an emergency.
- Keep your chimney in good condition, and ensure that it has a spark screen.
- Have enough garden hose to reach all the structures on your property.
- Keep fire tools (shovels, buckets, rakes, and saws) handy.
- Have a ladder that can reach your roof.
- Observe burning bans announced by the local government. Don’t burn debris outdoors when it is windy and never leave a fire unattended.
- Soak grill or fireplace ashes in water for a day before disposing of them.
- Stack firewood well away from your home and, if possible, uphill of it.
- As vehicle exhaust systems are often hot enough to ignite a fire, don’t drive or park on high grass that is dry.