Your Home…Your Dreams…
What you do today…
May protect your home tomorrow!
Flying embers and creeping ground fires may ignite your home in a wildfire. You can help your home survive wildfire.
Reduce home and structure flammability:
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Screen all openings, such as attic vents and areas under stairs or decks, with 1/8 inch non-corrosive metal mesh.
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Use fire resistant roofing such as tile, composition, shingles or metal.
Reduce ignitable fuels around your home:
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Remove all dead plants, trees, branches, and debris within 30 feet of your home.
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Remove limbs hanging over your roof.
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Store firewood 30 feet from your home.
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Remove needles and leaves from gutters, roofs and decks.
For more information contact:
Estacada Rural Fire District: 503-630-7712
Clackamas County Fire Prevention Cooperative Web Site
Oregon Department of Forestry - Molalla Unit: 503-829-2216
USDA Forest Service - Mount Hood: 503-668-1664
For structural wildfire protection resources:
Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal
Natural Hazard Mitigation Fire Plan
ITM: How to have a Firewise Home
Fine Homebuilding magazine: Fire-Resistive Details
Oregon Department of Forestry Senate Bill 360
Bureau of Land Management Fire Prevention
Institute for Business & Home Safety
Partners for Disasters Resistance & Resilience
Pacific Northwest Wildfire Coordinating Group
Oregon State University Extension Service - Deshutes County