Marin County Firewise Website - Excellent Source - Create a Fire Smart Yard​

Advice from Government Experts:

• A Driveway is Defensible Space – Nevada County Driveway Construction Standards

• Learning about Prescribed Burns – Nevada County Resource Conservation District

• Protect Your Property From Wildfire guide - CA Department of Insurance

• Roadside Clearing Regulations - Created by the Coalition of Firewise Communities

• Safer From Wildfire – CA Department of Insurance

• Wildfire Defensible Space: Zone Zero – Video from Fire Safe Marin

• Wildfire Hazards in Residential Fences and Mulch Beds National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Wildfire home retrofit guide  PDF file from University of Nevada, University of California Cooperative Extension, Tahoe Resource Conservation District and CAL FIRE

• Wildfire Home Assessment & Checklist - Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IIBHS)

• What If Your 100 Feet of Defensible Space Goes Beyond Your Property Line

• Road Vegetation Management – Nevada County

Advice from Firefighters:

• Defensible Space - PDF from Cal Fire

• Fire-Smart Landscaping PDF from Cal Fire

• How to Protect Your Deck from Wildfire - Video from Fire Safe Marin

• KCRA -Forest Management Makes a Difference - Video from KCRA - Caldor Fire, 2021​

• ReadyforWildfire.org – Cal Fire - Building a Fire-Ready Future

• Wildfire Defensible Space: Zone Zero  IBHS (Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety)

Advice from Firewise Community Leaders:​

• Defensible Space Brush Clearing - Video, Marty Main, Former South County FWC leader, 2018

• Learning about Prescribed Burns – Nevada County Resource Conservation District

• Looks Good vs Dangerous Mess – Video, Jeff Peach, 2021

Advice from Fire-Resistant Vegetation Experts

• Landscaping Tips to Help Defend Your Home from Wildfire - Master Gardener Cathé Fish

• Firewise Garden Design – Local Gardener Sheri Brown Dion

• Landscaping – What to plant – Video by Sheri Brown Dion

• Wildfire Resistant Planting Websites

Generator Safety Tips

• Generator Safety Tips & Burn Piles/Permit – Former Cal Fire Chief Jim Mathias

• Generators: What Kind to Buy and How to Run it Safely - by Greg Cameron, 2020

• How to stay safe using a generator- Consumer Reports, 2019