Firescaping: Protecting Your Home with a Fire-Resistant Landscape

Author: Douglas Kent

Publisher: Wilderness Press, 2019

This practical guide presents simple strategies for reducing the fire hazard of one's property, including how to minimize the chances that a home will be damaged by wildfire.

Table of Contents:

Dedication

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION

• Identifying Fire Hazard Areas
• The Law and the Reality
• Protecting Yourself from Yourself
• What to Do During a Fire

FIRESCAPING

• Prioritizing Your Time
• Roads
• Structures
• Driveways
• The Zone Theory
• Slopes
• Small Properties
• Ridgetop and Understory Properties
• Plant Selection and Fire Protection
• Landscape Features
• Emergency Water Systems

MAINTENANCE

• Maintenance Priorities
• Maintenance for Zones 1 and 2
• Managing Wild Vegetation and Weeds

POSTFIRE RECOVERY: CONTROLLING EROSION

• First Aid for Fire-Scarred Landscapes
• Holding Your Hill: Long-Term Strategies

SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY

• Community Obligations
• Managing a Community's Three Landscapes

FURTHER INFORMATION

• Glossary
• References and Selected Reading
• Index
• Plant Index
• About the Author

ISBN: 9780899979625