Before wildfire threatens...

• Design and landscape your home with wildfire safety in mind.
• Select plants that help contain a fire instead of fueling it. For example: Hardwood trees are less flammable than pine, evergreen, eucalyptus, or fir trees.
• Create a safety zone around your home of at least 30 feet. 
• Remove all debris such as leaves and rubbish from under and around the structure.
• Remove all dead branches from trees.
• Prune any branches or shrubs within 15 feet of stovepipes or chimney outlets.
• Remove vines from the walls of your home.
• Dispose of newspaper and rubbish at approved sites regularly and follow local burning regulations and do not allow them to pile up against the side of your home.
• Store gasoline, oily rags, and other flammable materials in approved safety cans away from the base of the structure and in a safe location.
• Stack firewood at least 10 feet away from the home and make sure to clear all combustible materials within 20 feet away.
• Identify any outside water sources in your area and maintain them.  These can be small ponds, a cistern, a well, a swimming pool, or fire hydrants.
• Make sure that you have got a long enough garden hose that reaches your home and any other structures on your property.