HOMESTEAD LIFE - Tips On Wildfire Preparedness

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Channel: PINE MEADOWS HOBBY FARM A Frugal Homestead · 2018 · Entertainment

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Living in a "HOT SPOT" of forest fires, Jeremy takes us through steps homesteaders can achieve with mitigating loss from Wild Fires  by creating defensible spaces around buildings, and have clear plans of escape. Also, check out the link below to view the Wild Fire Drill Marty Raney coordinated with the Hansons on an episode of Honey I Torched The Homestead seen on DISCOVERY CHANNEL's HOMESTEAD RESCUE.
https://youtu.be/OKuQb8AW3eg

FEMA link; https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1652-20490-9209/fema_p_737_fs_4.pdf

Resources:
Barkley, Y.C., C. Schnepf, and J. Cohen. 2005. Protecting and Landscaping Homes in the
Wildland/Urban Interface. Station Bulletin #67. Moscow, Idaho: Idaho Forest, Wildlife and
Range Experiment Station. www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/22257.
Firewise Communities Program. www.firewise.org/newsroom/faq.htm.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1144: Standard for Reducing Structure Ignition
Hazards from Wildland Fire. 2008. http://dnrc.mt.gov/forestry/Fire/Prevention/documents/
WUIrewrite/ NFPA1144.pdf.
National Wildfire Coordinating Group. www.nwcg.gov.

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