Wildfire Safety: Using Defensible Space to Protect Your Home

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The Fire-Free Five saved this Texas home.
The Fire-Free Five saved this Texas home.
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In “Surviving Wildfire,” author Linda Masterson provides information on protecting your home from wildfire.
In “Surviving Wildfire,” author Linda Masterson provides information on protecting your home from wildfire.
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A wide, mowed perimeter helped keep the wildfire away from this home.
A wide, mowed perimeter helped keep the wildfire away from this home.
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When attempting to protect your home from wildfire, divide your landscape into three separate zones. Zone One (the first 30 feet) applies to all homes in the WUI. Zone Two (30 to 100 feet) applies to homes in moderate- to high-hazard areas. Zone Three (100 to 200 feet) is for high hazard areas.
When attempting to protect your home from wildfire, divide your landscape into three separate zones. Zone One (the first 30 feet) applies to all homes in the WUI. Zone Two (30 to 100 feet) applies to homes in moderate- to high-hazard areas. Zone Three (100 to 200 feet) is for high hazard areas.

Do you want your rural home to be better protected from wildfires? Linda Masterson knows how to protect your home. In Surviving Wildfire (PixyJack Press, 2013), Masterson provides tips to homeowners who wish to keep their homes from being destroyed in the same way that her Colorado home was in 2011. The following excerpt from Chapter 4, “Defensible Space You Can Live With,” guides you through three landscaping zones to assess when attempting to protect your home.

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  • Published on Sep 15, 2014
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