IMMEDIATE ZONE 0-5 FEET AROUND YOUR HOME
• Create a no-fuel, or low-fuel, zone 0-5 ft around your home
• Clean roofs and gutters of dead leaves, all debris and needles that could catch

embers. Maintain clean gutters.
• Use hard surfaces, such as concrete or fire-resistant materials.
• If planting, use widely spaced, non-woody, low herbaceous vegetation away from vents, windows, and interior corners.
• Remove combustibles. Store firewood and flammable materials at least 30 ft

away from your home, garage, or deck. Never store flammable materials

under your deck.
• Shrubs and trees are not recommended in this zone. Trim back overhanging

branches 10ft from your roof.
INTERMEDIATE ZONE 5-30 FEET AROUND YOUR HOME
• Create vegetation “islands”, to break up continuous fuels. Remove ladder fuels.
• Get rid of leaf and needle debris from the yard. Keep grass under 8 in.
• Keep vegetation well irrigated and free from debris.
• EXTENDED ZONE 30-100 FEET AROUND YOUR HOMECreate and maintain a

minimum of 10 ft between the tops of trees.

• Remove ladder fuels.

• Remove dead trees and shrubs.