Difference between revisions of "Ocean Friendly Gardens Activist Toolkit/Appendix F: OFG Fire Hazard Zone Resources"
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**Washington State Department of Natural Resource's [https://www.dnr.wa.gov/firewise FireWise website] & [https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/rp_fire_defend_home_from_wildfire.pdf?xvj81 Defend Your Home Factsheet] | **Washington State Department of Natural Resource's [https://www.dnr.wa.gov/firewise FireWise website] & [https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/rp_fire_defend_home_from_wildfire.pdf?xvj81 Defend Your Home Factsheet] | ||
**National Fire Protection Association's [https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Wildfire/Firewise-USA Firewise USA Program] | **National Fire Protection Association's [https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Wildfire/Firewise-USA Firewise USA Program] | ||
+ | **US Forest Service's [https://www.fs.fed.us/managing-land/fire/fac Fire Adapted Communities] | ||
*'''Current OFG Criteria''' | *'''Current OFG Criteria''' | ||
**[http://www.beachapedia.org/images/d/d1/OFG_Criteria.pdf Summary sheet] | **[http://www.beachapedia.org/images/d/d1/OFG_Criteria.pdf Summary sheet] | ||
**[http://www.beachapedia.org/images/1/15/OFG_Criteria_Best_Practices.checkboxes.with_intro.pdf Full detailed check list] | **[http://www.beachapedia.org/images/1/15/OFG_Criteria_Best_Practices.checkboxes.with_intro.pdf Full detailed check list] | ||
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Revision as of 11:51, 7 June 2018
OFG Fire Hazard Zone Resources & Fire Resistant Landscaping
Careful landscaping can be used to minimize the ignition and spread of fires near homes and structures. Landscaping that employs the principles of Ocean Friendly Gardens can also help with soil stabilization and water quality protection before and after fires. Please stay tuned for an updated Ocean Friendly Gardens criteria check list that includes fire resistant landscaping techniques. See below for some key resources in the meantime.
- Plant Lists: Fire Resistant and Prohibited Flammables
- California
- Fire Safe San Diego County's Comprehensive Fire Resistant Plant List
- Ventura County Fire Department’s Prohibited Flammable Plant List
- LA County's Selecting & Spacing Fire Resistant Plants
- Classes in Southern California through the Theodore Payne Foundation.
- CalFire's Fire Resistant Landscaping
- Northwest
- Pacific Northwest Extension's Fire Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes
- California
- Selecting Fire Resistant Mulches
- University of Nevada's Combustability of Landscape Mulches
- Clemson University's Home and Garden Information Center
- Landscape Design in Fire Hazard Zones
- UC Berkeley's Home Landscaping for Fire
- University of California's Safe Landscape Design Project
- University of California's Fire Information Page
- Watersmart San Diego's Sustainable Landscape Design, Page 26
- Greg Rubin & Lucy Warren's book The California Native Landscape
- LA County Fire Department Fuel Modification Resources
- California Native Plant Society's Fire Recovery Guide
- Property Maintenance in Fire Hazard Zones
- CalFire's Maintain Defensible Space
- USDA Forest Service's Video Fire Resistant Tips for House & Yard Maintenance
- Washington State Department of Natural Resource's FireWise website & Defend Your Home Factsheet
- National Fire Protection Association's Firewise USA Program
- US Forest Service's Fire Adapted Communities
- Current OFG Criteria