| Find out how you can promote and practice wildfire safety:
• Design and landscape your home with wildfire safety in mind. Create a 30- to
100-foot safety zone around your home and select materials and plants that can
help contain fire rather than fuel it.
• Meet with your family to decide what to do and where to go if wildfires threaten your area.
• Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit with items you may need if advised to evacuate.
Store these items in sturdy, easy-to carry containers such as backpacks, duffle bags, or trash containers.
The following are several items to include in your Disaster Supply Kit:
• A 3-day supply of water and food that won't spoil.
• One change of clothing and footwear per person and one blanket or sleeping bag per person.
• A first aid kit that includes your family's prescription medications.
• Emergency tools including a battery-powered radio, flashlight, and plenty of extra batteries.
U.S. Fire Administration
For information and resources on this subject,
visit www.usfa.fema.gov/citizens/focus |
