Our Mission… is to reduce the loss of life Wildfire Preparedness and property from fire, medical, and environmental Jon M Canavan emergencies through education, Deputy Fire Chief hazard reduction, and response.
Wildland Urban Interface
Four Phases of Emergency Preparedness Response Management Prevention - Recovery Mitigation
Response Response Preparedness Prevention - Recovery Mitigation “Once an organization loses its spirit of pioneering and rests on its early work, its progress stops.” Thomas J Watson
Preparedness Preparedness Response Prevention - Recovery Mitigation Defensible S pace – 100 Feet Defensible Homes Evacuation Planning
Preparedness Defensible S pace Response Prevention - Recovery Mitigation Weed Abatement Program Wildfire Defensible S pace Program Landscape & Irrigation Design for New Construction
Preparedness Defensible S pace – 3Rs Response Prevention - Recovery Mitigation Removal – flammable veget at ion and plant ings Reduct ion – remove plant part s, prune, t hin, mow dead grasses, ladder fuels Replacement – S ubst it ut e plant s wit h less-flammable plant s and low
Defensible Home Preparedness Response Prevention - Hardening the S tructure Recovery Mitigation Fence connect ions t o home Roof – t ree clearance, debris removal, openings Const ruct ion – windows, vent s, enclosed eaves, walls Y ard – wood piles, pat io furnit ure, combust ible st ock
Evacuation Planning Preparedness Response Prevention - Recovery Mitigation Design a plan for evacuation Important stuff Emergency supply kit Contact lists Meeting place
Wildfire Preparedness Preparedness Response Prevention - Recovery Mitigation
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