Wildfire

What is defensible space?

If your home is threatened by wildfire

Remember:

• Remove all light draperies from the windows.

• Close all heavy draperies.

• Turn off the gas outside, at the propane tank or the main valve.

• Leave on the electricity.

• Keep an outside light on so firefighters can identify your house.

• Close all doors but leave the house unlocked.

• Leave a garden hose hooked up and in plain sight.

• Put a ladder up to the roof on the side of the house away from the fire.

• Remove all woodpiles from next to the house a scatter them indiscriminately out in the yard.

• Move flammable furniture away from the structure.

• Evacuate your home when asked to do so by firefighters or law enforcement officials.

• Don’t forget your pets.