Cal Fire Ready Set Go Brochure Final Files-V4-PRINT - Flipbook - Page 9
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ZONE 2
11
1
6
5
14
19
ZONE 1
5 FEET
18
17
13
ZONE 0
23
24
1
3
5-30 FEET
12
0-5 FEET
30-100 FEET
4
15
22
9
2
20
25
10
8
21
7
8.
Relocate garbage and recycling containers
outside this zone.
15. Remove or prune flammable plants
and shrubs near windows.
9.
Relocate boats, RVs, vehicles, and other
combustible items outside this zone.
16. Remove vegetation and items that could
catch fire from around and under decks.
Zone 1 extends five to 30 feet
from buildings, decks, and other
structures.
10. Remove all dead plants, grass,
and weeds (vegetation).
11. Remove dead or dry leaves and pine
needles from your yard, roof, and
rain gutters.
12. Remove branches that hang over your roof
and keep dead branches 10 feet away
from your chimney or stovepipe outlet.
13. Trim trees regularly to keep branches
a minimum of 10 feet from other trees.
14. Relocate exposed wood piles outside
of Zone 1.
17. Create a separation between trees,
shrubs, and items that could catch fire,
such as patio furniture, wood piles,
swing sets, etc.
Zone 2 extends from 30 feet to
100 feet from buildings, structures,
decks, etc.
18. Cut or mow annual grasses to a maximum
height of four inches.
19. All exposed wood piles must have a
minimum of 10 feet clearance around
them, down to bare mineral soil,
in all directions.
20. Create horizontal space between shrubs
and trees. (See diagram on page 11)
21. Create vertical space between grass,
shrubs, and trees. (See diagram on
page 11)
22. Remove fallen leaves, needles, twigs,
bark, cones, and small branches.
However, they may be permitted
to a depth of three inches.
All zones
23. Mow before 10 a.m., but never
when it’s windy or excessively dry.
24. Protect water quality. Do not clear
vegetation near waterways to bare
soil. Vegetation removal can cause soil
erosion—especially on steep slopes.
25. Logs or stumps embedded in the soil must
be removed in Zone 0. In Zones1and 2
they need to be removed or isolated from
other vegetation.
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