Be your home’s hero and clean your gutters, eaves and roof to make sure they are clear of debris.

Additional Wildfire Safety Tips

Protect Your Home

• Clean your gutters, eaves and roof to make sure they are clear of debris
• Make sure your street number is legible and clearly marked for emergency responders
• Remove fuels that can lead flames to your home or that can become ignited from windblown embers, including:
  • Dead grass, leaves, etc. (fine fuels) and dead twigs, branches, etc. (coarse fuels) within 30 feet of buildings
  • Dry leaf/pine litter from roofs, rain gutters, decks and walkways
  • Dead and dry litter at the base of plants
  • Tree branches (ladder fuels) within 6-10 feet of the ground
  • Firewood within 30 feet of buildings
  • Continuous beds of combustible vegetation (on the ground or in tree tops) that can bring large flames within 100 feet of your home
  • Identify an emergency water supply for firefighting within 1,000 feet of your home through one of the following:
    • Community water/hydrant system, and/or
    • Drafting site on a lake
    • Cooperative emergency storage tank with neighbors
    • Swimming pool

Prepare Your Family

• Have a fire disaster plan including at least two, pre-determined evacuation routes, a NOAA Weather Radio and disaster kit for your family
• Follow any and all evacuation orders immediately

For more information on wildfire prevention visit www.flash.org.  For mobile wildfire alerts and mitigation tips, download FLASH Weather Alerts at www.flashweatheralerts.org.