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Two Important Steps You Can Take to Create Defensible SpaceEliminate Ladder FuelsA wildre is easier to contain if it remains on the ground. When a surface re ignites, small trees and shrubs under larger trees can create a ladder for re to spread into the upper branches of a large tree. Wildres that are carried in tops of large trees are referred to as crown res and are much harder to contain. To help interrupt the spread of wildre, eliminate small trees or shrubs that are located underneath larger trees. Use Fire-Resistant LandscapingRemember, any plant can burn under the right conditions. One way to help reduce your wildre risk is to use re-resistant landscaping around your home. Look for plants with these characteristics: • Able to store water in leaves and stems • Maintain high moisture content with limited watering • Drought tolerant • Low levels of volatile oils or resins • Produce limited dead materials • Remove any dead portions of re resistant plants Is Your Home Protected From Wildre? Need Expert Guidance? Your local re department or county organization may oer a personal assessment of your home by a qualied professional. If oered, a wildre mitigation specialist will schedule a time to come to your home and provide recommendations of what you can do to reduce the risk of wildre.Learn More About Defensible Space rotarywildreready.com/defensible-spaceVol: 3/2025 Graphics & Design by Romberg Designs PlusCreating defensible space is one of the most important steps you can take to help protect your home from wildre.DEFENSIBLESPACEWILDFIREREADYwww.rotarywildfireready.comTake Control ofYour Wildre RiskSM
Creating Defensible Space Your house and outbuildings are potential fuel in a wildre. To help your home survive a wildre, create defensible space between your home and your surroundings. DEFENSIBLE SPACE ZONES AROUND THE HOUSE IMMEDIATE ZONE: 0 - 5 FT INTERMEDIATE ZONE: 5 - 30 FT EXTENDED ZONE: 30 - 100 FTDefensible SpaceZonesIMMEDIATE ZONE: 0 to 5 feet around your homeThe goal is to make this a non-combustible area. • Create a non-combustible 5 feet border around your home • Remove all pine needles, dead leaves and plants • No ammable shrubs • Replace ammable mulch with gravel or rock INTERMEDIATE ZONE:5 to 30 feet around your homeThe goal is to reduce ammable materials near your home. • Use re-resistant plants and shrubs • Use low-grow, drought-resistant grasses and keep grass mowed to 4 inches • Remove Conifers, Junipers and Gamble Oak trees • No shrubs or small trees underneath taller trees EXTENDED ZONE30 to 100 feet around your home The goal is to reduce heat and movement of ame. • Firewood stored at least 30 feet away from home- even further if your home is on a slope • Reduce heavy accumulations of slash (dead branches, twigs, pine needles, etc.) • Strategically remove ammable plants like Western Juniper, Cypress, Gambel or Scrub Oak, Pinyon Pines • Prune limbs of trees at least 10 feet or 1/3 the height of the trees, whichever is less • Trees should be spaced out at least 10 feet between each tree’s outermost branches-even more if your home is on a steep slope • No shrubs or small trees underneath taller trees Fire intensity can be increased if your property has steep slopes and a dense forest. If present, you should consult with a qualied wildre and forestry professional.
Creating Defensible Space Your house and outbuildings are potential fuel in a wildre. To help your home survive a wildre, create defensible space between your home and your surroundings. DEFENSIBLE SPACE ZONES AROUND THE HOUSE IMMEDIATE ZONE: 0 - 5 FT INTERMEDIATE ZONE: 5 - 30 FT EXTENDED ZONE: 30 - 100 FTDefensible SpaceZonesIMMEDIATE ZONE: 0 to 5 feet around your homeThe goal is to make this a non-combustible area. • Create a non-combustible 5 feet border around your home • Remove all pine needles, dead leaves and plants • No ammable shrubs • Replace ammable mulch with gravel or rock INTERMEDIATE ZONE:5 to 30 feet around your homeThe goal is to reduce ammable materials near your home. • Use re-resistant plants and shrubs • Use low-grow, drought-resistant grasses and keep grass mowed to 4 inches • Remove Conifers, Junipers and Gamble Oak trees • No shrubs or small trees underneath taller trees EXTENDED ZONE30 to 100 feet around your home The goal is to reduce heat and movement of ame. • Firewood stored at least 30 feet away from home- even further if your home is on a slope • Reduce heavy accumulations of slash (dead branches, twigs, pine needles, etc.) • Strategically remove ammable plants like Western Juniper, Cypress, Gambel or Scrub Oak, Pinyon Pines • Prune limbs of trees at least 10 feet or 1/3 the height of the trees, whichever is less • Trees should be spaced out at least 10 feet between each tree’s outermost branches-even more if your home is on a steep slope • No shrubs or small trees underneath taller trees Fire intensity can be increased if your property has steep slopes and a dense forest. If present, you should consult with a qualied wildre and forestry professional.
Creating Defensible Space Your house and outbuildings are potential fuel in a wildre. To help your home survive a wildre, create defensible space between your home and your surroundings. DEFENSIBLE SPACE ZONES AROUND THE HOUSE IMMEDIATE ZONE: 0 - 5 FT INTERMEDIATE ZONE: 5 - 30 FT EXTENDED ZONE: 30 - 100 FTDefensible SpaceZonesIMMEDIATE ZONE: 0 to 5 feet around your homeThe goal is to make this a non-combustible area. • Create a non-combustible 5 feet border around your home • Remove all pine needles, dead leaves and plants • No ammable shrubs • Replace ammable mulch with gravel or rock INTERMEDIATE ZONE:5 to 30 feet around your homeThe goal is to reduce ammable materials near your home. • Use re-resistant plants and shrubs • Use low-grow, drought-resistant grasses and keep grass mowed to 4 inches • Remove Conifers, Junipers and Gamble Oak trees • No shrubs or small trees underneath taller trees EXTENDED ZONE30 to 100 feet around your home The goal is to reduce heat and movement of ame. • Firewood stored at least 30 feet away from home- even further if your home is on a slope • Reduce heavy accumulations of slash (dead branches, twigs, pine needles, etc.) • Strategically remove ammable plants like Western Juniper, Cypress, Gambel or Scrub Oak, Pinyon Pines • Prune limbs of trees at least 10 feet or 1/3 the height of the trees, whichever is less • Trees should be spaced out at least 10 feet between each tree’s outermost branches-even more if your home is on a steep slope • No shrubs or small trees underneath taller trees Fire intensity can be increased if your property has steep slopes and a dense forest. If present, you should consult with a qualied wildre and forestry professional.
Two Important Steps You Can Take to Create Defensible SpaceEliminate Ladder FuelsA wildre is easier to contain if it remains on the ground. When a surface re ignites, small trees and shrubs under larger trees can create a ladder for re to spread into the upper branches of a large tree. Wildres that are carried in tops of large trees are referred to as crown res and are much harder to contain. To help interrupt the spread of wildre, eliminate small trees or shrubs that are located underneath larger trees. Use Fire-Resistant LandscapingRemember, any plant can burn under the right conditions. One way to help reduce your wildre risk is to use re-resistant landscaping around your home. Look for plants with these characteristics: • Able to store water in leaves and stems • Maintain high moisture content with limited watering • Drought tolerant • Low levels of volatile oils or resins • Produce limited dead materials • Remove any dead portions of re resistant plants Is Your Home Protected From Wildre? Need Expert Guidance? Your local re department or county organization may oer a personal assessment of your home by a qualied professional. If oered, a wildre mitigation specialist will schedule a time to come to your home and provide recommendations of what you can do to reduce the risk of wildre.Learn More About Defensible Space rotarywildreready.com/defensible-spaceVol: 3/2025 Graphics & Design by Romberg Designs PlusCreating defensible space is one of the most important steps you can take to help protect your home from wildre.DEFENSIBLESPACEWILDFIREREADYwww.rotarywildfireready.comTake Control ofYour Wildre RiskSM
Two Important Steps You Can Take to Create Defensible SpaceEliminate Ladder FuelsA wildre is easier to contain if it remains on the ground. When a surface re ignites, small trees and shrubs under larger trees can create a ladder for re to spread into the upper branches of a large tree. Wildres that are carried in tops of large trees are referred to as crown res and are much harder to contain. To help interrupt the spread of wildre, eliminate small trees or shrubs that are located underneath larger trees. Use Fire-Resistant LandscapingRemember, any plant can burn under the right conditions. One way to help reduce your wildre risk is to use re-resistant landscaping around your home. Look for plants with these characteristics: • Able to store water in leaves and stems • Maintain high moisture content with limited watering • Drought tolerant • Low levels of volatile oils or resins • Produce limited dead materials • Remove any dead portions of re resistant plants Is Your Home Protected From Wildre? Need Expert Guidance? Your local re department or county organization may oer a personal assessment of your home by a qualied professional. If oered, a wildre mitigation specialist will schedule a time to come to your home and provide recommendations of what you can do to reduce the risk of wildre.Learn More About Defensible Space rotarywildreready.com/defensible-spaceVol: 3/2025 Graphics & Design by Romberg Designs PlusCreating defensible space is one of the most important steps you can take to help protect your home from wildre.DEFENSIBLESPACEWILDFIREREADYwww.rotarywildfireready.comTake Control ofYour Wildre RiskSM