wild land fire prevention

FIRE PREVENTION by Robert Sawin Living in a house surrounded by nature and wildlands can be peaceful and beautiful, but it can also be risky. The risk of a high intensity wildland fire, is rising in many wildland ecosystems, and with it comes an increased risk to homes in this interface area. The good news for people living in wildland settings is that you can do many things to protect your home even before a …

…interior, reducing the probability that it can be saved. Vents are another way sparks and embers can find there way inside the home. Walls act as a bridge to rafter spaces underneath the roof. Everyone in the house needs a way outside in the event of fire. Every home should have at least two ground level doors as safety exits and each room should have two means of escape either a door or window. Bibliography