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Defensible
Space
When
people live in a high fire hazard environment, the human built
environment becomes an important factor in predicting the loss of
life and property. Untreated wood shake and shingle roofs, narrow
roads, limited access, lack of fire-wise landscaping, inadequate
water supplies, and poorly planned subdivisions are examples of
increased risk to people living with the threat of wildfire. The
diagram below illustrates fire-wise landscaping techniques that
result in defensible space around your home and community.
Defensible
space increases the moisture content of vegetation and decreases
the amount of fire fuels. Removal of dead wood, low hanging
branches, plants and shrubs bellow taller trees decreases
"ladder fuels" which enable a fire to spread.
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