FIre Hazard Reduction

Protecting Your Home from a Wildland Fire

The main objective of Fire Hazard Reduction is to remove enough fuel so that when a wildfire burns, it is less intense and the wildfire is more easily suppressed. In residential areas the most common fire hazard reduction project is called ‘defensible space’. The reason for fire hazard reduction is that when fuels accumulate, they allow fires to burn hotter, faster and with higher flame lengths. When fire encounters areas of continuous brush or small trees it can burn these “ladder fuels” and may quickly move from a ground fire into a crown fire.

Fire hazard reduction projects and vegetation treatments have been proven as a means of mitigating wildfire hazards, to lessen catastrophic fire and its threat to public and firefighter safety, and damage to property. Firestorm can design, implement and maintain a fire hazard reduction project specifically designed for your property. We have many types of treatment options available for fire hazard reduction under the categories of Manual or Mechanical treatments.

Manual Treatments Include:

• Chainsaw Thinning
• Hand Piling and Burning or Chipping
• Prescribed Burning
• Defensible Space Construction
• Weed Abatement
  

Mechanical Treatments Include:

• Site Preparation
• Right of Way Clearing
• Mastication