Prepare Your Facility for Wildfire Season

Trimming back trees, shrubs, and bushes and creating a defensible space around your facility can help protect it from wildfires, according to a press release from Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

Once the rainy season is over, facility managers need to begin evaluating the property around their buildings for fire hazards. Removing flammable vegetation such as dry grass, leaves, and pine needles that could ignite from embers could help stop fire from spreading during summer’s wildfire season. Creating a defensible space does not mean you need to keep the area around your facility free from all vegetation. Follow a general concept keeping trees farthest from the building, with shrubs closer, and lawns and bedding plants the closest.

This spring, prepare your property for the threat of wildfires by:

• Regularly clearing your property’s roof and rain gutters by removing dead leaves and pine needles
• Strategically landscaping with fire-resistant plants to keep things lean and green in the area within 30 feet of your facility
• Trimming tree branches that hang over your roof.