Fire Safe Your Home – Inside & Out
May 26, 2010
Filed under Disaster Preparedness, More, Press Releases, Resources
The vegetation surrounding a building or structure is fuel for a fire. Even the building or structure itself is considered fuel. Research and experience have shown that fuel reduction around a building or structure increases the probability of it surviving a wildfire.
Good defensible space allows firefighters to protect and save buildings or structures safely without facing unacceptable risk to their lives. Fuel reduction through vegetation management is the key to creating good defensible space.
The following link will connect you with some great information provide by the California Fire Safe Council:
http://www.firesafecouncil.org/education/attachments/getready.pdf
