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Wildfires
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Saturday, July 11
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Creating Fire Safe Zones Around Your Forested Homesite
Quick Facts
- Wildfire will find the weakest links in the defense measures you have taken on your property.
- Even small steps that you take to protect your home and property will make them that much more able to withstand fire.
- Consider the measures below for all areas of your property, not just the immediate vicinity of the house.
Introduction
Fire is capricious--it can find the weak link in a home's protection scheme, often gaining the upper hand in spite of traditional defenses. While you
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Prepare for a Wildfire
Create Safety Zones Around Your Home
Protect Your Home
Listed here are several suggestions that you can implement immediately. Others need to be considered at the time of construction or remodeling. You should also contact your local fire department, forestry
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Wildfire Impacts
Firefighters do a controlled burnout operation to contain a fire that eventually burned 350 acres. Since November over 400,000 acres have burned in Oklahoma. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo |
USGS Science Priorities
- The Federal Government annually spends billions of dollars to suppress wildfires.
- Wildfires increase the potential for flooding, debris flows, and landslides.
- Smoke and other emissions contain pollutants that can cause significant health problems.
- Short-term effects: destruction of timber, forage, wildlife habitats, scenic vistas, and watersheds
- Long-term effects: reduced access to recreational areas; destruction of community infrastructure and cultural and economic resources
- Conduct research
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