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GRIFFIN - Concerned about brush, grass or forest fires where you live? Would you like to know more about tips and tools to make your home and neighborhood more safe from wildland fire? Our areas increase in wildland urban interface over the years puts homes in the line of fire most anytime there is a wildland fire. Managing your home ignition zone and maintaining a defensible space is important. The concept of the home ignition zone was developed by USDA Forest Service in the late 1990s, following some breakthrough experimental research into how homes ignite due to the effects of radiant heat. For more than 15 years, NFPA’s wildfire safety recommendations have been shaped by this fire science and because of it, is able to provide guidance to help homeowners prepare homes and home landscapes to resist wildfire.
Find out what the experts know about the best way to make your home and neighborhood safer from wildfire. From the basics of defensible space and sound landscaping techniques to research on how homes ignite, there are tips, tools and teachings you can use.
The Rangers at your local Georgia Forestry Commission office will be glad to assist you with making your home safe from wildfire. GFC Rangers will be conducting home inspections for homeowners in some of our more "fire prone" or high hazard areas in the coming weeks and months. If you would like to get one on one advice on how to protect you home and property from wildfire contact the Georgia Forestry Commission at 770-227-5522 or 706-646-6011.