FIREWISE Plant Materials for 3,000 ft. and Higher Elevations
Creating defensible space around your home is one of the most important and effective steps you can take to protect you, your family, and your home from catastrophic wildfire. Defensible space is the area between a structure and an oncoming wildfire (or between a burning structure and wildland vegetation) where nearby vegetation has been modified to reduce a wildfire’s intensity and ability to spread.
All vegetation, naturally occurring and otherwise, is potential fuel for fire. Its type, amount and arrangement can have dramatic effects on fire behavior. There are no “fireproof” plant species. Plant choice, spacing and maintenance are critical; where and how you plant can be more important than what species you use. However, given options, choose plant species for your landscape that are more fire resistant.
Revised 12/2011. Originally published: 2002.
AZ1289-2011
Keywords:
- fire
- wildfire
- firewise
- forestry
- high elevation
Publication Date:
December 2011
AZ1289-2011
Pages:
5 pp.