Your first defense against wildfire is to create and maintain a defensible space around your home. However this does not mean your landscape has to be barren. A defensible space is an area, either man-made or natural, where the vegetation is modified to slow the rate and intensity of an advancing wildfire. It also creates an area for fire suppression operations to occur and helps protect the forest from being involved should a structure fire occur.

Documents

• Criteria for Brush Chipping Requests
• Defensible Space Requirements
• Fire Safe Checklist for Homeowners
• Fire Wise Brochure
• Ready, Set, Go, Wildfire Protection Plan Guide for Homeowners

Links

• FireWise National Site
• Arizona FireWise Communities
• Prescott Area Wildland/Urban Interface Commission