It’s an early start to the fire
season. The fires that started a couple of days ago near Camarillo, California
remind us that we need to be prepared for the upcoming hot months. With the dry
weather and lack of rainfall this year we are definitely prone to more fires.
Every year, I get a postcard from
the LA County Fire Department reminding me of the annual brush clearance
deadline. This means any vegetation, brush, tree or shrubbery that is not
properly kept will need to be trimmed. The physical residence needs to be clear
of anything that may be considered a “contributing factor”. The point is, as
residents, we need to “fire-proof” our homes as best we can.
When it gets to this time, here are
some tips I follow:
1. Cut and remove all vegetation (grass included) to the ground.
2. “Lollipop” all trees, bushes and shrubs.
3. Clear rain gutters of debris.
4. Clear perimeter of any dead vegetation.
5. Buy first aid kit (I do this every year).
6. Create a “survival” package.
1. Cut and remove all vegetation (grass included) to the ground.
2. “Lollipop” all trees, bushes and shrubs.
3. Clear rain gutters of debris.
4. Clear perimeter of any dead vegetation.
5. Buy first aid kit (I do this every year).
6. Create a “survival” package.
This is a nutshell version of what
I do to prepare for the fire season. As a worse-case scenario precaution, the
first aid and survival kits are included in case I were to separate
indefinitely from my home. Let’s hope that the Southern California housing
market stays hot on a figurative basis and not on a literal one.
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