Your Home and Yard

• Follow all local building, fire and hazard abatement codes.
• During spring and fall forest fire season, follow the law: no open burning between 7am and 5pm.
• Install a smoke alarm on each level of your home and test them monthly. Always locate smoke alarms near bedrooms.
• Have a fire escape plan and share it with the whole family. Practice it.
• Clear combustible vegetation in a 100-foot radius from any structure.
• When burning outdoors, maintain a 10 foot wide safety strip around the fire.
• Outdoor burning laws require a method of extinguishment immediately available.
• NEVER leave an outside fire unattended.

When Fire Approaches

• Evacuate as soon as directed by public safety officials.
• Place your disaster kit along with your valuables and other essentials in your vehicle.