Fire-Resistant Landscaping in North Carolina
Be Firewise Around Your Home
A homeowner's guide for protecting your property from wildfire. From the national Firewise Communities/USA Program.
Communities Compatible with Nature
Fire in the South 2
This report is a follow up to Fire in the South 1, a comprehensive review of fire in the South describing cultural uses,
landscape characteristics, and the associated impact of fire on the forest economy. Fire in the South 1 is the starting baseline for
the SWRA project.
Is Your Home Protected from Wildfire Disaster? A Homeowner's Guide to Wildfire Retrofit
The purpose of this document is to provide homeowners with guidance on ways to retrofit and build homes to reduce losses from wildfire damage.
Firewise Landscaping & Construction Checklist
Is Your Home Safe from a Wildfire? A Guide for Protecting Homes from Wildfire
This publication is provided to help you (homeowners, firefighters and the general public) identify numerous activities that will help you co-exist more safely with wildfire.
Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Reducing Wildfire Risk While Achieving Other Landscaping Goals
Safer from the Start: A Guide to Firewise-friendly Developments
For new developments and for residents of community associations, it's important to know how to design and build safely and to maintain wildfire safety in the long run. This guide addresses the interests of developers and people living in community associations at risk from wildfire.
Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting & Maintaining Firewise Plants for Landscaping
Quick Guide to Firewise Shrubs
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