CREATE A DEFENSIBLE SPACE
What is a defensible space?
Defensible space is the area between your home and an oncoming wildfire where the vegetation has been modified to reduce wildfire threat. |
What is a defensible space?
Defensible space is the area between your home and an oncoming wildfire where the vegetation has been modified to reduce wildfire threat. |
Create a Defensible SpaceDefensible space is essential to improve your home's chances of surviving a wildfire. It's the buffer you create between your home and the flammable vegetation, like trees, grass and shrubs, around your home.
Defensible Space ZonesThree zones make up the recommended 300 feet of defensible space.
Zone 1: 0-30 feet around your homeThe goal is to reduce flammable materials near your house
Zone 1A: 0-5' feet - Noncombustible Area
Zone 2: 30-100' feet of reduced fuelThe goal is to reduce heat and movement of flame
approaching your home.
Zone 3: 100' - 300' feet of reduced fuelThe goal is to reduce movement of flame approaching your home.
This zone provides an opportunity for you to improve the health of the forest on your property. Removing trees that are close together can improve the health of your forest --helping reduce the spread of diseases and reducing the competition for water and nutrients. If you can, limb up remaining trees to at least 10' from the ground and remove ladder fuels under trees.
Wildfire risk can be increased if your property has steep slopes and a dense forest. If present, you should consult with a qualified wildfire and forestry professional. |
Colorado State Forestry
|
EXPLORE |
CONNECT |
GIVE |
SOCIAL |
ROTARY WILDFIRE READYRotary Wildfire Ready is a community-based project designed to increase wildfire awareness and education, and to help make our mountain communities safer from the threat of wildfire. Rotary Wildfire Ready is funded through the Evergreen Rotary Foundation which is a 501(3)(c) Colorado nonprofit and is comprised of a working group that includes:
|