Safety

1. How do I protect my home from wildfire?

   Read the following resources for more information:

   • FEMA- A Checklist for Homeowners
   • FEMA- Guide to protecting yourself from wildfire
   • Sunset-5 Ways to Protect Your Home From Wildfire, Landscaping

Fire Mitigation

1. What is Fire Mitigation?

   Mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property from a hazard event. This process has four steps:

   •organizing resources

   •assessing risks

   •developing a mitigation plan

   •implementing the plan and monitoring progress

2. How will fire mitigation help protect my home from fire?

Prescribed (Rx) Burns

1. What is an Rx Burn?

2. What is the difference between a Controlled Burn and a Prescribed (Rx) Burn?

Wildland Fires

1. What is an "urban interface fire"?

   The wildland/urban interface is the geographical point where the diverse values of the wilderness and urban development meet. In the interface, structures and vegetation are sufficiently close that a wildfire may spread to structures or a structural fire may ignite trees and vegetation.

2. What is a Wildland Fire?