 Fire Management Consultant: Defensible Space Program
Each year, hundreds of homes and acres of land are destroyed by wildland fires. As the photo to the right clearly illustrates, using fire-safe landscaping around your home can protect your property from such devastating fires. FMC- Fuels Management Division will help you to take precautions in landscaping your property to minimize possible fire damage.
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The following is the fire safety minimum requirements outside the home that Fire Management Consultant can do for you.
Clear all Flammable Vegetation Adjacent to Your Home
- We will maintain a minimum of 30-100 feet of brush clearance around any building or structure. Extra hazardous conditions may require up to 200 feet of clearance.
- We will remove accumulation of hazardous refuse.
- We will stack woodpiles at least 30 feet from buildings, fences and other combustible materials.
- We will remove all needles, leaves and other dead vegetative growth from roofs, eaves and rain gutters.
- We will clear deadwood from trees or other vegetation adjacent to or overhanging a building.
- We will maintain 5 feet of clearance between roof surfaces and any trees.
- We will maintain trees so that no leafy foliage, twigs, or branches are within 5 feet of the ground.
We can keep all roadways clear and unobstructed
- We can clear and maintain a minimum unobstructed vertical clearance of 13 feet 6 inches.
- We can remove and clear all flammable vegetation or other combustible growth within 10 feet of each side of the roadway.
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