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2006-06-23 01:11:31 · 4 answers · asked by burnitup_4787 1 in Environment

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as a preventative:

refer to oakland propert codes after their great fire. its being ignored now, but it involved keeping flammable susceptive plants away from houses, and to keep all vegetation away.

if its on your door step:

do like the old firelines, where you scrape off the soil down under all vegetation to the dirt for a good 2 foot section, or more if you have high winds or want to be safer, being sure to throw the brush and any trees that need to be cut down on the other side. then get a garden hose, shovel, and indian tank. calling the fire department might not be a bad idea either.

this can also be streamlined if you have a bulldozer.

really, you are creating a waterless moat, but you dont need to go down very deep.

2006-06-23 02:58:17 · answer #1 · answered by jasonalwaysready 4 · 1 0

Create buffer zones around your house. In your yard have no trees or shrubs over 3 feet high within 50 feet of your house. Within the next 50 ft to 20 yards, have no trees taller than 8 feet. Within the next 20 yards, have no trees taller than 15 feet.

Keep lower vegetation mowed down and green. Have a water supply such as a pond or well nearby with a trash pump and hose available.

If a wildfire moves towards your area, build a back fire between your house and the wildfire. The blaze will die out if there is nothing for it to burn. (Fight fire with fire.)

2006-06-23 21:59:36 · answer #2 · answered by woodenwater1959 3 · 0 0

Burn it to the ground.
Live on an iceburg.

2006-06-23 13:26:07 · answer #3 · answered by Jimmy J 3 · 0 0

A moat?

2006-06-23 08:15:25 · answer #4 · answered by DaddyBoy 4 · 0 0

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