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REDUCING FIRE RISK WITHIN 100’ OF THE HOME: LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS WITH MANY BENEFITS
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September 15, 2004, Workshop on “REDUCING FIRE RISK WITHIN 100’ OF THE HOME: LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS WITH MANY BENEFITS.” Sponsored by the San Diego Fire Recovery Network, San Diego Natural History Museum, and San Diego Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Agenda included overview of the principles for reducing fire risks around the homesite in Southern California, and the firefighter’s perspective on defensible space; architectural design of defensible and pre-defended homesites; demands of water, energy and maintenance to sustain fuel reduction; respecting the value of chaparral; lessons learned from the local field trip to visit sites with 100-feet defensible space; and key messages for the homeowner. |
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WORKSHOPS: Environmental Connections: Post-Fire Research And Recovery "Show And Tell” Watershed Fire and Flood: Post-Wildfire Recovery of Southern California Watersheds Ecological Research Coordination in San Diego Media Training Reducing Fire Risk Within 100’ Of The Home: Looking For Solutions With Many Benefits Fire Ecology And Silviculture Of Forested Ecosystems In San Diego Fire Ecology of Chaparral and Coastal Sage Scrub |