Start to Plan, Prepare and Prevent

6/18/2020 (Permalink)

Start to Plan, Prepare and Prevent

Did you know that wildfire season is year-round in many parts of the country? What can you do to help support and protect your family?

Wildfire Planning

May is Wildfire Awareness month. As the weather becomes warmer and wild-land vegetation, or fuels, begin to dry out, it becomes the most imperative time to plan for the wildfires.

in wildfires, embers cause most home ignitions. Residents can harden their homes and minimize their property damage. This helps reduce putting any  firefighter and their communities at risk. Hardening your home helps to create defensible space on private property. 

Preparing your home

Make your home survivable and community adaptable to wildfires. Learning how to mitigate wildfire risks around your property and community are essential pieces of information to have.

Preventing wildfires from occurring

Public plays a valuable role in prevention of wildfires. The national average is high and most of these fires can be prevented.

Preventable any wildfire can threaten lives, property, and our natural resources. Whether it is properly extinguishing a campfire or keeping your vehicle maintained to prevent sparks- a few simple steps can be taken to make sure wildfires don't happen.

Check out on-line resources to learn about wildfire prevention in your state or area. 

SERVPRO of Coeur d'Alene offers our services to make sure our community and firefighters are supported.