We want you and your family to be safe and know what to do incase of a fire.
Where do you live?
Help Emergency Vehicles Find Your Home
- Keep your driveway clear and accessible to fire engines. Remember they are twice as big as a car
- Make sure your street number is clearly visible from the road. Use 4 to 6 inch reflective numbers to mark your address
- Work with neighbors to keep your street clean
- Locate and clearly mark all fire hydrants in your neighborhood
10 Tips For Creating a Safe Zone in Your Yard
- Don’t leave your ground bare – bare ground can be an erosion hazard
- Reduce ground cover (shrub) height to less than twelve inches in the 30 foot zone, less than 18 inches in the 100 foot zone
- Thin yard trees so canopies do not touch
- Prune lower branches of yard trees to eliminate ladder fuels
- Favor slow burning plants
- Move combustible material away from buildings (such as firewood and lumber)
- Enclose deck foundations
- Keep rain gutters clear of leaves, needles, etc.
- Clear at least 10 feet around propane tanks
- Remove all tree branches within 20 feet of a chimney and 10 feet of the roof
Fire Safety Tool List
Keep the following fire defense tools ready and handy:
- A round point shovel with a long handle
- A rake with a long handle
- A ladder tall enough to reach the roof
- One or more 5-pound fire extinguishers
- At least one bucket
- Hoses connected to all exterior faucets
- A garbage can full of water with a bailing bucket
