Lean, Clean and Green. Maintaining a green 30 foot
distance is very important to the survivability of your home.
Reducing the fuel load along the house is important. If there had been
fuels other than grass along this house it would have burned. Damage
seen was caused from heat of a outbuilding that burned 30 feet away.
With proper landscaping, homes are very durable and even survive when
outbuildings with in 30 feet are destroyed.
Flying embers are a major cause to loss of homes due
to being blown by fire produced winds. Note fire truck with blowing
embers.
Maintaining non-flamable materials around and under decks saves
homes. Note the fire burned right up to the steps and deck.
Fire engines don't always save homes.
Rag mop burned from flying fire embers.
Reducing flammable materials increases survivability
of homes.
Are flammable materials cleared from around your fuel tanks? |
