Colorado Association Of Realtors Offers Wildfire Tips To Homeowners

The Colorado Association of Realtors launched Colorado Project Wildfire, which aims to teach homeowners how to protect their property from wildfires

Projects teaches Coloradans about wildfire mitigation

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Pierce County Homes In Jeopardy Amid 700% Increase In Wildfires

A 700% increase in wildfire activity in Pierce County underscores the elevated risk Western Washington homeowners face this summer

Wildfire danger spreads to suburban Western Washington

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Insurer's Offer 10 Steps To Protect Your Home From Wildfires

Insurers offered 10 ways to prepare your home for wildfires based on FEMA's Wildfire Preparedness Toolkit from The National Preparedness Community

Here are 10 ways to prepare for a wildfire

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New Mexico Firewise Protecting Taos County

Several Firewise communities in Taos County, New Mexico, are doing what they can to reduce the threat of wildfires in their neighborhoods as a proposed Community Wildfire Protection Plan is open for public comment

Planning effort considers broad effects of catastrophic wildfire

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George Wuerthner On Defensible Space

Author George Wuerthner discusses the best way to make communities safe is to reduce fire risk in the home ignition zone which is no more than 200 feet from a dwelling

Wuerthner: Wildfire policy based on flawed assumptions

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Florida Homeowners Urged To Develop Wildfire Action Plans

In a year that has already seen 2,000 wildfires burn 60,000 acres (30 are currently burning), the Agriculture Commissioner urged Floridians to develop “wildfire action” plans

Putnam Urges Floridians To Have A “Wildfire Action” Plan

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Queensland Homeowners Warned About Bushfire Danger

Rural Fire Service Queensland warned Australian property owners in the southwest about an elevated bushfire danger due to dead vegetation left behind by a recent cold snap

Firies warn of increased bushfire risk after cold snap

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Colorado Town Council Discusses Wildfire Preparedness

Discussion at the Vail Town Council turned to ways to make the community better able to confront and survive wildfires on Tuesday

Wildfire preparedness a community effort

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Commissioner Of Public Lands Warns Homeowners Of Washington Wildfire Danger

Washington State's Commissioner of Public Lands with the Department of Natural Resources discussed how dry conditions could make homes in any city catch fire in a National Public Radio segment

In Drier Washington State, Fire Chiefs Say Wildfires Could Scorch Any City

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University of Alaska Provides Wildfire Home Defense Tips

The Associate Director of the Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, discusses how to protect your home from wildfires

Protect your home from wildfires this summer

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Washington Homeowners Told To Prepare "Ignition Zone" For Wildfires

Washington state's Department of Natural Resources provided some tips on defensible space and preparing your home's ignition zone for wildfires

FIREPROOF: The basics of defensible space and the 'home ignition zone'

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Wildfire Awareness Meeting In Washoe County 7/18

A wildfire awareness event will be held at Palomino Valley Fire Station in Washoe County, Nevada, tomorrow at 10 AM to educate homeowners on how to prepare for wildfires

Learn About Wildfire Danger at Weekend Event

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Firewise Defensible Space Signs Posted In Prescott

To assist in keeping Prescott, Arizona, safe from wildfires, 44 new Firewise Defensible Space signs have been installed by the Prescott Area Wildland Urban Interface Commission

New signs encourage wildfire vigilance

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FireWise Wildfire Assessment Saves South Carolina Homes

A FireWise Wildfire Assessment allowed South Carolina Forestry Commission to dispatch two bulldozers to protect homes most at risk from a 30-acre wildfire outside of Lugoff

Crews monitor 30-acre area after forest fire in Lugoff

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Skyway, WA, Homes As Dry As Wildfire Fuel

Skyway Fire Department reported that Washington state's drought is so severe that, like the surrounding vegetation, homes are burning more easily

Firefighters warn drought causing homes to burn faster

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Idaho Homeowners Warned To Prepare For Wildfires

A spokesman for Idaho's Boise National Forest told homeowners that defending their property from wildfires ultimately devolved on them

Fighting wildfires becoming much more expensive

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Cabin Owners Defend Against Wildfires

Cabin owners discussed defending (or losing) their cabins as wildfires continue to rage across Saskatchewan, Canada

Saskatchewan wildfires destroy some cabins, while other owners fight to protect theirs

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Washington Homeowners Told To Prepare Property For Wildfires

Following a 3-acre wildfire near Everett, Washington, firefighters warned homeowners on the west side of the Cascades to prepare their property for wildfires

‘Something different about this summer': Firefighters worried more brush fires will erupt near homes

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California Communities Can Tap $20 Million In Wildfire Mitigation Grants

CAL FIRE PIO Daniel Berlant, sent along a press release about a new program that will award $20 million in grants to local groups that will help the state reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon while protecting more than 2,400 acres of forest from development

CAL FIRE Announces Urban Forestry and Forest Legacy Grants to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

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Snowmass Homeowners Assn Completes Wildfire Mitigation Project

Colorado's Snowmass Homeowner’s Association finished a wildfire mitigation project that aims to make the area wildlife friendly and more wildfire ready

Snowmass Fire: Wildfire risk moderate, but remain aware

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Eastern Washington Homeowners Learn About Defensible Space

Snohomish County Fire District No. 26 firefighters in Gold Bar have engaged in a community-wide wildfire safety awareness campaign known as “Defensible Space?” to educate Eastern Washington homeowners on how to prepare for wildfires

Gold Bar fire officials teach “Defensible Space” to reduce threat of wildfire to homes

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Oregon Homeowners Get Wildfire Prevention Tips

Oregon firefighters offered tips on how to protect homes from wildfires sparked by Independence Day fireworks

Firefighters offer advice to protect property from fireworks

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Southern California Mountain Dwellers Offered Wildfire Grants

People who own land in or near Southern California's San Bernardino National Forest can apply for wildfire mitigation grants that will pay for up to half the cost of protecting their homes

NATIONAL FOREST: Grants available for landowners to lower fire risk

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Sacramento Homeowners Warned To Create Defensible Space

Sacramento Fire Department recommended that Northern California homeowners create defensible space to prepare for wildfires

Firefighters Explain Importance of Defensible Space

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Shire Of Kalamunda Hires Bushfire Safety Officer

The Shire of Kalamunda, Western Australia, has hired a senior community bushfire safety officer to work with residents to reduce the risk of bushfire

Bushfire safety officer appointed

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Queensland Homeowners Urged To Prepare Bushfire Survival Plan

A prediction of fast moving, unpredictable bushfires prompted Rural Fire Service Queensland to urge homeowners to have a bushfire survival plan ready to go

Be prepared for bushfire risk

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