FIREWISE COMMUNITIES
Be pro-active about protecting your home from catastrophic veld fires! This chart will help you be more firewise with regards to your property.
Assess Your Risk!
A
Branches
of tree overhanging roof
B
Exposed
skylight
C
Open
chimney
D
Break
in roofline
E
Corrugated
iron roof lifting
F
Complicated
roofline traps embers
G
Badly
fitting roof tiles
H
Dormer
Windows
I
Dense
alien trees surrounding
and overhanging house
J
Wooden
pergola
K
Timber
deck
L
Woodheap
on wooden deck
M
Timber
posts to ground
N
Internal
corner on veranda traps embers
O
Building
materials block driveway
P
Grass
under wooden deck
Q
Combustible
doormat
R
Woodchip
mutch in flowerbed
S
Compost
heap against
wooden gate
T
Thatched
gazebo and overhanging tree touching roof
U
Gas
bottles incorrectly placed
V
Bushes
against house
W
Leaves
and twigs in gutters
X
Garden
tools and dustbins blocking back gate
Move the mouse over the various letters to learn more about what might put your house at risk.
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