{"id":247323,"date":"2014-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/opinion-may-23-2014\/"},"modified":"2014-05-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-23T07:00:00","slug":"opinion-may-23-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/opinion-may-23-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion \u2013 May 23, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t leave your home vulnerable to wildfire<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the threat of wildfires across multiple states, the non-profit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)\u00ae offers wildfire prevention tips for residents. You can protect your home and prepare your family for wildfires. Remember, embers can be blown more than a mile from the flames so it is critical to take action to make your home wildfire-resilient. <\/p>\n

1. Have a fire disaster plan\u00a0including at least two, pre-determined
\nevacuation routes, an NOAA Weather Radio and\u00a0disaster kit\u00a0for
\nyour family<\/p>\n

2. Follow any and all\u00a0evacuation orders\u00a0immediately<\/p>\n

3. Identify an emergency water supply within 1,000 feet of your home
\nthrough one of the following:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Community water\/hydrant system, and\/or<\/p>\n

\u2022 Drafting site on a lake<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cooperative emergency storage tank with neighbors<\/p>\n

\u2022 Swimming pool<\/p>\n

4. Remove fuels that can lead flames to your home or that can<\/p>\n

become ignited from windblown embers, including:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dead grass, leaves, etc. (fine fuels) and dead twigs, branches, etc.
\n(coarse fuels) within 30 feet of buildings.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dry leaf\/pine litter from roofs, rain gutters, decks and walkways<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dead and dry litter at the base of plants<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tree branches (ladder fuels) within 6 \u2013 10 feet of the ground<\/p>\n

\u2022 Firewood within 30 feet of buildings<\/p>\n

\u2022 Continuous beds of combustible vegetation (on the ground or in
\ntree tops) that can bring large flames within 100 feet of your home<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

5. Clean your gutters, eaves and roof to make sure they are clear
\nof debris.<\/p>\n

6. Plant species that retain moisture and resist ignition including:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Native, fire-resistant vegetation (check with local forestry agency)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Fire prone trees and shrubs away from your home and far
\nenough apart, so they won\u2019t ignite one another<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Make sure your street number is legible and clearly marked for
\nemergency responders<\/p>\n

\u2022 Move any storage sheds including lawn mowers, grills, gas
\ncans and tanks away from your home<\/p>\n

7. Before a threat, landscape with fire resistant, native plant species
\nthat retain moisture and resist ignition.<\/p>\n

8. Install metal screening that blocks embers from entering your
\nbuildings, including:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Noncombustible 1\/8 inch on attic\/crawl space vents, and
\naround low decks<\/p>\n

\u2022 Noncombustible (metal, etc.) skirting around mobile homes<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If threatened by wildfire, only remove dead leaves or vegetation when local garbage collection services will have time to pick up the debris. Do not burn vegetation without following local requirements. For more information on wildfire prevention visit\u00a0flash.org\u00a0or\u00a0protect-your-home.org.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2014Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is a nationwide consumer advocate for strengthening homes and safeguarding families from natural and manmade disasters.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Editorial\u00a0 Don’t leave your home vulnerable to wildfire With the threat of wildfires across multiple states, the non-profit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)\u00ae offers wildfire prevention tips for residents. You can protect your home and prepare your family for wildfires. Remember, embers can be blown more than a mile from the flames so it […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":247324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"Opinion \u2013 May 23, 2014","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11551,11552,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-opinion","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}