Creating
Fire Safe Zones around Your Forested Homesite - Your
house is more likely to withstand a wildfire if grasses, brush,
trees, and other common forest fuels areremoved, reduced,
or modified to reduce a fire's intensity. By Frank C. Dennis http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/
Fire
Hazard Assessment in the Wildland/Urban Interface - On-line
publication (Shockwave) providing steps to effectively assessing
fire hazard in the wildland/urban interface http://www.firewise.org/resources/homeowner.htm
Fire Safe Council - Council founded to preserve California's natural and manmade resources by mobilizing all Californians to make their homes, neighborhoods and communities firesafe http://www.firesafecouncil.org
Fire Safe Vegetation for Your Forested Homesite - Native species are generally the best plant materials for landscaping in the defensible space, but others can be grown successfully in Colorado. By Frank C. Dennis http://www.cdc.gov/
Fire-Resistant Plants for Oregon Home Landscapes - Maintained by Oregon State Extension Service, Oregon State University. Contains mitigation information and plant lists for Oregon ecosystems. By Stephen Fitzgerald and Amy Jo Waldo http://extension.orst.edu/deschutes/FireResPlants02.pdf
