Protecting Residences from Wildfires

Protecting Residences from Wildfires

Author: Howard E. Moore

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13:

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This report summarizes information on procedures for reducing losses of residences and other structures from wildfires. It outlines the problem of protecting homes from such fires, and proposes recommendations and standards.


Surviving Wildfire

Surviving Wildfire

Author: Linda Masterson

Publisher: PixyJack Press

Published: 2013-01-20

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1936555158

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"Covers what to do before, during, and after wildfire disasters. Advice for homeowners includes advance preparations for land, home and family; evacuation essentials and survival strategies when wildfire threatens; understanding insurance; and rebuilding and recovery"--


Firescaping

Firescaping

Author: Douglas Kent

Publisher: Wilderness Press

Published: 2019-10-08

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 0899979637

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Your guide to beautiful, fire-resistant landscaping techniques Tens of thousands of wildfires burn across the country every year, destroying millions of acres of land. If you live in fire country, take action. Use firescaping to defend your home against wildfires—while maintaining the beauty of your garden. This unique form of landscaping design keeps your property healthy, clean, and clear. Horticultural expert Douglas Kent shares secrets, tricks, and simple instructions in the new edition of this practical, hands-on guide, recommended by AAA Homeowners Insurance. Find out which landscapes have a high fire risk and why. Get tips on landscaping and maintenance—such as effective watering and brush-clearing techniques—that reduce a property’s fire risk. Learn which plants and building materials are best for reducing damage. Discover how to make your home accessible to firefighters in the event of a wildfire. Homeowners, landscaping professionals, and community fire prevention officials will find Firescaping invaluable. If you live in an area at risk, this book can help to prepare you and give you peace of mind.


Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide

Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide

Author: NWCG

Publisher: NWCG Training Branch

Published: 2014-06-06

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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The Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide is a revision of what used to be called the Fireline Handbook, PMS 410-1. This guide has been renamed because, over time, the original purpose of the Fireline Handbook had been replaced by the Incident Response Pocket Guide, PMS 461. As a result, this new guide is aimed at a different audience, and it was felt a new name was in order.


FireSmart

FireSmart

Author: Partners in Protection (Canada)

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13:

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Contains the manual intended for use with the interactive FireSmart disc (manual also included on interactive disc).


A Fire Story

A Fire Story

Author: Brian Fies

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1683354516

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The award-winning author and illustrator presents a personal account of the Northern California wildfires of 2017 in this moving graphic memoir. On October 9th, 2017, wildfires burned through Northern California, resulting in forty-four fatalities and the destruction of thousands of homes. In A Fire Story, Brian Fies shares an unflinching account of this tragedy as he and his wife experienced it—including losing their house and every possession that didn’t fit in their car. As the fires continued to burn through the area, Brian pulled together A Fire Story and posted it online. It immediately went viral. He later expanded the webcomic to include environmental insight and the fire stories of his neighbors. A Fire Story is a candid testimony of the wildfires that left homes destroyed, families broken, and a community determined to rebuild. This updated and expanded edition includes thirty-two pages of all-new material, extending the story past the events of the hardcover edition to include updates on the rebuilding, wrestling with insurance, wrangling with contractors, the management of sometimes volatile emotions, and the threats of yet another wildfire.


Managing Fire in the Urban Wildland Interface

Managing Fire in the Urban Wildland Interface

Author: Kenneth S. Blonski

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780923956967

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A unique guide to solutions and strategies for managing fire at the urban edge. Offers analytical tools and comprehensive summaries not found in other manuals dealing with fire mitigation. Designed as a reference, it provides information on codes and laws, and includes case studies, tables, figures, suggested websites, and other source material. Draws on best practices from California, with lessons applicable nationwide. Equally useful to state, federal, and local agency staff and officials, fire agency staff, attorneys, architects, landscape architects, property owners, developers, insurance company managers, and business and community leaders.