Salida District - Fire Mitigation

Fire does not have to be devastating; it should be beneficial. How fire reacts on your property is partially determined by what you have done to affect fire's behavior and what your neighbors have done. Working together everyone can be safely evacuated during a fire, firefighters are kept safe, and you can return to a home and community that are still intact.

Although we all like to think the fire will be somewhere other than on our own property, fire is a part of forest ecology. It's not a matter of if it will happen, but when it will happen.

The Salida District personnel can give you suggestions and tips to make your forest more resilient to fire and to keep your home safe. Working alone, you can significantly increase the chances of your home surviving a wildfire. If you work with your neighbors and community you can significantly increase the chances of returning to green trees.

In addition to a property assessment, we are available to mark trees for removal and provide names of potential tree removal contractors to work with.

At the district office we have a variety of handouts explaining "defensible space" and how to apply it to your property. Creating defensible space may mean moving firewood away from the house and trees, sweeping debris from the roof, keeping the ground cover next to the house well-watered, or removing trees. Both potential ground fuels and aerial fuels need to be addressed.

Community Wildfire protection Plans

Lake County CWPP (6 MB PDF)

Web Resources:

Creating Wildfire Defensible Zones (205 KB PDF, You will need Acrobat 5.0, or higher to open this file.)
Community Wildfire Protection Plans
FireWise

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