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• Children and Smoke Alarms

• Forest Home Fire Safety

• Planning Emergency Escape from Manufactured Homes

• After the fire (pdf)

• The History of EMS 

• Baby-sitters Make the Right Call to EMS

• Check Your Hotspots

• Fireplace and Home Fire Safety

• Fire Proofing your Christmas Tree

• This is Fire: A Factsheet on the Nature of Fire
  
  
     

• http://www.hotfires.com/ - Fire photos

Forestry Articles

Forest Home Fire Safety

Quick Facts...

• Take steps now to protect your home from a future wildfire. This can spell the difference between your property's destruction or survival.
• During a wildfire, law enforcement officials may ask you to evacuate with little warning. Take precautions now to prepare for that possibility.
• Even if you are forced to evacuate your home, there are some things you can do to help firefighters defend it.

Creating Wildfire-Defensible Zones

Quick Facts...

• Wildfire will find the weakest links in the defense measures you have taken on your property.
• The primary determinants of a home's ability to survive wildfire are its roofing material and the quality of the "defensible space" surrounding it.
• Even small steps to protect your home and property will make them more able to withstand fire.
• Consider these measures for all areas of your property, not just the immediate vicinity of the house.

Fire-Resistant Landscaping

Quick Facts...

• More people are moving into Colorado's rural areas, increasing the chances of wildfire.
• "Defensible space" is the primary determinant of a structure's ability to survive wildfire.
• Native species are generally the best plant materials for landscaping in defensible space, but others can be grown successfully in Colorado.
• To be a FireWise homeowner, plan well, plant well and maintain well.

Fire Wise Plant Material

Quick Facts...

• FireWise landscaping can be aesthetically pleasing while reducing potential wildfire fuel.
• Plant choice, spacing and maintenance are critical.
• Your landscape, and the plants in it, must be maintained to retain their FireWise properties.

Grass Seed Mixes to Reduce Wildfire Hazard

Quick Facts...

• Plant "FireWise" grass species to reduce the risk of wildfire damage.
• "FireWise" grass mixes may contain only native species or a combination of native and non-native species.
• Sow half the seed north to south and the other half east to west.
• Rake the seed into the soil.
• Mulch erosion-prone areas.
• If possible, water often and lightly.
• Maintain the area properly.

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