Mitigating Actions for Wildland Fires

Roofs should be constructed with materials like asphalt, tin or composite shingles.
Use stucco, brick, plaster or heavy timbers for siding on your house.
Screen in or cover all areas under your home and deck.
Screen in building vents and clean the leaves, needles and twigs out of your eavestroughs and off your roof.
Create a 10-meter fire-resistant zone around your buildings.
Water your lawn well.
Construct your fire pit or burn barrel out of concrete blocks or metal.
Locate your fire pit or burn barrel three meters from any trees and cover it with an 8-16 millimeter screen.
Have a 30 meter garden hose attached to a water supply and a shovel on hand.
Consider purchasing an exterior sprinkler system to mount on your roof.

Roadways should be at least 7.3 meters wide to allow for emergency vehicles and emergency evacuations.
Communities at high fire risk should have two access routes.
All roads should be well marked and dead-end roads should be no longer than 90 meters.
Clear all trees away from overhead power lines.
Make sure your community has a good water source.
Review hazard assessment and update emergency plan.