CREATE A DEFENSIBLE SPACE
What is a defensible space? Defensible space is the area between a house and an oncoming wildfire where the vegetation has been modified to reduce the wildfire threat.
Create a Defensible SpaceDefensible space is essential to improve your home's chances of surviving a wildfire. It's the buffer you create between your home and the flammable vegetation, like trees, grass and shrubs, around your home.
Defensible Space ZonesThree zones make up the recommended 100 feet of defensible space.
Zone 1: 0-15 feet from your home |
Colorado State Forest Service Defensible Space Guidelines
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Increasing the width of Zone 1 will increase your home's survivability in a wildfire.
0-5' from Home - Also known as the Ignition Resistant Zone
Zone 2: 30-100' from your homeThis area is designed to diminish the intensity of a fire approaching your home.
Zone 3: Over 100' from your home This zone provides an opportunity for you to improve the health of the forest on your property. Removing trees that are close together can improve the health of your forest --helping reduce the spread of diseases and reducing the competition for water and nutrients. If you can, limb up remaining trees to at least 10' from the ground and remove ladder fuels under trees.
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