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Fireproof Your Forest Home Give Yourself and Firefighters a Fighting Chance... to protect Lives and Property if a Fire Occurs in Your Area

Remove Small Trees and Brush Remove dense fuels that burn rapidly. Cut small trees and brush. Leave only widely spaced, larger trees.

Prune the Branches Remove the branches of remaining shade trees to a height of 15 to 20 feet. This will prevent ground fires from spreading to tree tops.

Pile and Burn Remove felled trees, brush and pruned branches and stack them in small piles in openings. Burn them during the wet, rainy season. Use utmost care not to damage surrounding trees or to allow the fire to escape. Check with your local ranger for burning permit.

Build a Fire Trail Clear a 6-foot wide trail near the outer edge of the fireproofed area to allow all burnable material from the fire trail and expose the mineral soil.

• Ask your local forest ranger, fire warden or firefighting agency for suggestion on fireproofing your area and information about local laws.
• Know how to reach your local firefighting agency in case of a fire.
• Have fire tools and an emergency standby water supply available during the fire season.
• Know a safe retreat route in case of fire.
• Before burning contact you local Air Pollution Control District and comply with their regulations.

State of California, The Resources Agency, Department of Forestry