With record dry conditions and extreme drought conditions throughout the state, it is critical to understand the importance of firescaping and creating a defensible space around your home.
California declared the first week of May "Wildfire Awareness Week". Prepare volunteers with information on fire safe landscaping and defensible safe information and resources. Host a workshop or write an article about the importance of fire prevention.
Wildfire Defense PowerPoint Presentation
Wildfire presentation titled, "Landscaping and Home Design for Wildfire Defense" with content provided by Yana Valachovic, UCCE Forest Advisor & County Director - Humboldt and Del Norte, Robin Stanley, UCCE Master Gardener of El Dorado County, and Steve Quarles, UCCE Advisor Emeritus.
PowerPoint presentation includes:
- How homes burn from wildfire
- Creating a defensible space
- Interaction between the vegetation, landscaping and home condition
- Wildfire resources
** Before giving presentation – please watch the original presentation from Yana Valachovic for information and details that pertain to these slides, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJfzAdsk8H8&feature=youtu.be
Resources
- Landscaping and Home Design for Wildfire Defense (PowerPoint, 08/24/2015)
- Five-foot zone free of plants can help rural homes’ fire survival (UC ANR blog, 03/18/2015)
- Wildfire_Awareness_Week_Blog_Post (Word)
- Landscaping Tips to Defend Home from Wildfire (Pub. 8322)
- Home Landscaping for Fire (Pub. 8228)
- Landscaping for Fire Protection (California Garden Web)
- UCCE Sustainable and Fire Safe Landscapes
Additional Resources
Questions? Contact:
Lauren Snowden
Statewide Training Coordinator
llsnowden@ucanr.edu
(530)750-1203