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BEING FIREWISE

RESIDENTS REDUCING WILDFIRE RISK

Wildfires in Yavapai County are inevitable. Be prepared to safely coexist with wildfire. Understand the risk and take steps to: make your home safer for your family, protect your property, safeguard your property value, and create a sense of security.

Reduce the potential impact of a wildfire by BEING FIREWISE!

Being Ember Prepared

• Clean Your Yard and apply checklist
• Visual: Being Ember Prepared (house)
• Checklist: Being Ember Prepared Brochure
• Video: https://youtu.be/gAuhNDb963Y

Creating Defensible Space

• Apply principles of zone management around your home
• Visual: Creating Defensible Space (zones diagram)
• Checklist: Creating Defensible Space Brochure
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfbEcMeYFFA

Being Ready to Evacuate

• Prepare a “GO KIT” NOW and organize what to take
• Visual: Ready-Set-Go poster
• Checklist: Being Ready to Evacuate Brochure
• Yavapai Emergency Alert: https://member.everbridge.net/337829242601768/new

Being Engaged

• Participating in community/Yard Cleanup
  • Take personal action to Be Ember Prepared and Create Defensible Space which reduces your homes vulnerability and makes your neighborhood safer.
• Submitting yard cards
  • Engagement data is used for Firewise-USA recognition, which is necessary for Firewise mitigation grant reimbursement.
• Be a Firewise Friend and help make your neighborhood safer
  • Distribute 8 yard cards in your neighborhood.
• Learning about Being Firewise
  • Wilfire Community Preparedness Day, Firewise Facts/Tips, Etc.