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Ten tips to prepare your home for fire season in Flagstaff

<font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><city w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />Flagstaff</place /></city /> is surrounded by lovely pine and aspen forests and this year, after a great wet winter, the trees are healthier than ever. That’s good news. But the wet winter also means we’ll have lots of new growth grass (and weeds) and much potential fire danger. <strong>Wildfire is part of living in <city w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />Flagstaff</place /></city /></strong>. </font></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" /><p><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3"> </font></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Take some time now to make the exterior of your <city w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />Flagstaff</place /></city /> home fire safe. Eliminate so-called “fire ladders” that endanger your neighbors. These are low hanging limbs, tall grasses, and tree branches that touch your home. “Fire ladders” are also created by storing combustible materials under decks – please don’t! </font><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3"> </font></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Any of the local <city w:st="on" />Flagstaff</city /> area fire departments will be happy to perform a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">free</i></b> property assessment for your <place w:st="on" /><city w:st="on" />Flagstaff</city /></place /> area home. They may spot things that you miss.</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" /><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3"> </font></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Here are <strong>some basic tips</strong> to save your home and family from forest fire:</font></p><ol><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Have at least <strong>30 feet of defensible space</strong> around your home.</font></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Store <strong>firewood away</strong> from your home and outbuildings.</font></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3"><strong>Remove "ladder fuels"</strong> that link grasses to tree tops.</font></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Create <strong>fuel breaks</strong> such as driveways, lawns and walkways.</font></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3"><strong>Remove</strong> <strong>leaves and pine needles</strong> from roofs and gutters.</font></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Remove <strong>dead trees and other dead vegetation</strong>.</font></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Do <strong>NOT</strong> store combustible materials under decks and porches.</font></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Use non-combustible or fire-resistive <strong>building materials</strong> (no wood-shake roofs, please!)</font></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Do not connect <strong>wooden fences</strong> directly to your house.</font></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Partner with your neighbors to take fire prevention steps to protect your Flagstaff neighborhood.</font></div></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Take some weekend time now to make it a safe and fun Flagstaff summer for all of us!</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3"></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" /></font> 9 application/xml Flagstaff fire prevention Flagstaff homes Flagstaff real estate Living in Flagstaff wildfire in urban interface wildfire prevention Firewise Communities -- Flagstaff has some! 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