Living with Fire - A Guide for Homeowners

Survivable space quiz

Questions

1. What is survivable space?
2. What is the relationship between vegetation and wildfire?
3. Why bother with survivable space?
4. Does survivable space require a lot of bare ground in my landscape?
5. Does creating survivable space require any special skills or equipment?
6. How big is an effective survivable space?
7. Does defensible space make a difference?
8. Does having a survivable space guarantee my house will survive a wildfire?
9. Why doesn't everyone living in a fire environment create a survivable space?

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