Defensible Space and Fire Safe Home

  • Defensible Space
    • Defensible space is the area surrounding a structure where plants and other landscape elements are maintained to decrease fire hazard, and allow firefighters to make a stand; addressing embers and spot fires before they grow.
  • Hard Facts About How Homes Burn
    • Here are some old reminders and new things we've learned most of them from "Assessing Wildfire Hazards in the Home Ignition Zone", a national-level course which teaches people how to determine their home's wildfire risk.
  • Fire Resilient Homes
    • Hardening a home to withstand wildland fire exposure does not have to be costly, but it does require an understanding of the exposures your home will experience when threatened by a wildfire.
  • Living with Wildfire in Mendocino County
    • How to protect yourself, your property, and natural resources: the basics of living in a fire prone landscape.
  • Road Signs and Address number kits
    • Could firefighters or medics find you quickly in an emergency? Missing signs, or unreadable ones, can cost your life!
  • Home Landscaping for Fire
    • Incorporation fire safe concepts into residential landscaping is one of the most important steps to help your home survive a wildfire.
  • Weed Wise pamphlet
    • This brochure suggests native and non-native plants appropriate for three zones around a house......
  • Living with Fire in Santa Cruz County
    • Complimentary information to "Living with Wildfire in Mendocino County."
  • Forestland Steward
    • A monthly statewide periodical on forest stewardship that addresses fire issues in the forest landscape, featuring Mendocino County.
  • Wildfire Risk Assessment
    • Checklist to determine your home’s risk of destruction by wildfire.
  • Safety Zone
    • Suggestions for creating a fire safety zone for use in a wildfire emergency.
  • Developing Water Supplies pamphlet 2011
  • Large Animal Rescue (LAR)
    • As guardians of large animals, be proactive in their safety and handling during an emergency.

Community Protection

  • Mendocino County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (2005)
    • The Mendocino County Community Wildfire Protection Plan developed in partnership with the Mendocino Fire Safe Council and CalFire to be proactive in community based efforts to address wildland fire safety.
Source URL: https://oc4h.ucanr.edu/county-office/mendocino-county/defensible-space-and-fire-safe-home