Defensible
Space Solutions is committed to providing the public with resources
concerning defensible space in an effort to reduce wildfire threats
to homes, habitats and communities. We have gathered several resource
links and downloadable material to assist you in preparing your
defensible space solution.
Resource Links
Downloadable
files
Defensible
space links:
University
of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Living With Fire program:
the original, most comprehensive and often copied information
about reducing the threat of wildfire. http://www.livingwithfire.info
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency tree removal and fire agency’s
information at Lake Tahoe
http://www.trpa.org
Nevada Fire Safe Council helps communities plan and implement
defensible space projects for the home and community.
http://www.nvfsc.org
California Public Resources Code 4291: California Defensible
Space Law. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/
California Forestry and Fire Agency Guidelines for Defensible
Space with photos and examples of various vegetation types.
http://www.fire.ca.gov
Nevada Community Wildfire Risk/Hazard Assessment: Reports
for all areas in Nevada which are listed on the Federal Registry
as at risk from wildfire within vicinity of Federal lands.
http://www.rci-nv.com/reports.asp
North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Incline Village,
NV has a nationally recognized community fuels management program.
http://www.nltfpd.net/defensiblespace.aspx
Carson City Fire Code (Title 14.o4) regarding defensible
space for structures in the wildland urban interface.
http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/carsoncity/
Downloadable
files
(All downloads
are in .pdf format. If you do not have the adobe acrobat reader,
you can download it here Adobe.com)
Living With Fire: Wildfire threat reduction checklist
for homeowners
http://livingwithfire.info/pdf/WEB-DS_Checklist.pdf
Living
With Fire: Evacuation guidelines, English and Spanish
http://livingwithfire.info/pdf/WEB-Evacuation_Guideline.pdf
http://livingwithfire.info/pdf/WEB-Evacuation%20Guideline-Espanol.pdf
Living
With Fire: Forest thinning and defensible space *
http://livingwithfire.info/pdf/WEB-Forest_Thinning_and_Defensible_Space.pdf
*This publication ends with a note that cutting trees greater
than 6” in diameter in the Tahoe Basin requires a TRPA permit.
Permits are now issued by your local area fire department.
A Guide for the homeowner, Great Basin version
http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/nr/2006/sp0612.pdf
A Guide for the homeowner, Eastern Sierra Front version
http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/nr/2005/SP0507.pdf
A Guide for the homeowner, Lake Tahoe version
http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/nr/2006/sp0611.pdf
Choosing
the right plants for Northern Nevada’s high fire hazard
areas
http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/nr/2007/eb0701.pdf
