Defensible space protects homes
Courtesy Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
If a wildfire breaks out, will firefighters be able to save your home? Having defensible space around your home will...
Residential burn permits required
Adobe StockBurning vegetation when clearing a property is often not allowed in the Tahoe Sierra due to the high threat of wildfires and requires...
Be Ember Aware: Protect your home from fire danger
Courtesy UNR Cooperative Extension
During a wildfire, thousands of embers can rain down on your home. If these embers become lodged in something easily ignited...
Campfires Tahoe’s biggest threat
Abandoned campfires that aren’t properly doused are the biggest wildfire threat in the Tahoe Basin and are also one of the most preventable, according...
Become a Firewise Community
A FireWise USA Community is a nationally recognized certification of a community that has taken measures to become more resistant to wildfire. Any community...
Home hardening: Tips for protecting your home from wildfire danger
Courtesy CalFire
Preparing or hardening your home for wildfire involves understanding the risks and taking proactive steps. Your home can be threatened by:
Direct flames....
Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide
Courtesy Tahoe Resource Conservation District
The Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide is available for free download, with recommendations to retrofit homes.
During a wildfire, 60 to...
Create a disaster survival kit
Every household needs to have a disaster survival kit in case of a long-term disaster whether its wildfire danger, power outages caused by dangerous...
Emergency business planning: Plan for business continuity, Go Bag
Plan for business continuity, Go Bag
Businesses also need to prepare for disasters by formulating an emergency plan for operating during a disaster, secure important...
Staying healthy: Food for Go Bags, home disaster kit
The risk of wildfires is terrifying and the time to prepare for the possibility of fire is now. Along with other emergency preparations, it...