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The following movie and slide show is being provided by the Eagle Promise Charitable Fund, Inc., for homeowners at the Woods Resort. Funding for this project was provided through a grant from the West Virginia Division of Forestry and the U.S.D.A. Forest Service.
Without the dedication, cooperation and hundreds of hours spent on this project, by the following volunteers, this program could never have been accomplished.
Special Thanks and Appreciation to:
Don Bozanic, Henry Hutton, John Kinney, Patti Kinney, Terry Mallett, Jim Patterson, Gene Ziegler
Robert Uccellini, Potomac Valley Properties,J. R. Schultz Tree Service
PRINT THE FOLLOWING FORMS TO HELP ESTABLISH YOUR FIREWISE WORK PLAN
1. WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF FORESTRY WOODLAND HOME WILDFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT FORM (L2 FORM)
With the L2 form in front of you, view the following PDF Slideshows:
How To Assess Your Property Access and Visibility Issues How To Create a 30 Foot Defensible Space around your home How To Trim or Remove Surrounding Trees Biggest Bang for Your Buck Solutions for Large Accumulations of Fuels Beyond the 30 Foot Defensible Space Need and Cost Variables of Hiring Tree Professionals Building and Installing Screened Lattice Panels How To Prepare for Chipping Day The Smokey the Bear Signage Program
THE FOLLOWING FORM HELPS TO ESTABLISH YOUR FIREWISE WORK PLAN
2. HOMEOWNER TASK MATRIX FORM:
•This form is a visual matrix spreadsheet for the site/structure areas of the L2 Assessment Form by Mitigation Activities. While preparing your Home Owner’s Mitigation Plan Worksheet. Review any of the PDF Slideshows, as necessary
HOMEOWNER MATRIX FOR FIREWISE MITIGATION
FIREWISE ACTIVITIES AND SITES FOR MITIGATION
SITE:
ACCESS & VISIBILITY
SITE:
SURROUNDING TREES FROM
STRUCTURE TO 30 FEET AND BEYOND
SITE:
LADDER FUELS FUEL
CONNECTION GROUND COVER, FIRE WOOD,
DEBRIS, COMBUSTIBLES, OTHER FLAMMABLE
MATERIALS
STRUCTURE: OPEN AIR
FOUNDATION
STRUCTURE:
EAVES
STRUCTURE:
ATTACHMENTS DECKS STEPS, ETC.
STRUCTURE(S) / HOMESITE
ACCESS AND VISIBILITY - ADDRESS SIGN AND DRIVEWAYAddress visible to Emergency Personnel
TREE TRIMMING / TREE REMOVALTREE TRIMMING TREE REMOVAL GENERAL CLEANUPChipping of Limbs / Saplings
Fallen trees, cut, relocate, stack
Remove ground cover, leaves, etc. from structure 30’ and/or beyond Structure
Clean out Fuel Traps with Leaves and Debris
OTHER MITIGATIONInstallation T111 Installation Lattice / Screen Clean out and add Fire break between ground cover and Structure with Crushed Stone
THE FOLLOWING FORM IS TO HELP ESTABLISH YOUR FIREWISE WORK PLAN
3. MITIGATION WORK SHEET PLAN FORM:
•This form is a tool to determine: who will perform the mitigation activity, The time line and dates for mitigation activities, the anticipated budget needed for the project and the anticipated score improvements by category, that could be expected from the performed improvements.
•Filling out the Home Owner’s Mitigation Plan Worksheet. This should give you a personalized action plan to making your home Firewise. This plan can be implemented over a period of time.
Home Owner Mitigation Plan Worksheet
By Whom Time Line -- Dates Budget Needed Score Improvement CommentsTASK
S I T EACCESS & VISIBILITY
ADDRESS SIGN VISIBLE FROM ROAD
TREE TRIMMING
TREE REMOVAL
SURROUNDING TREES (From Structure to 30' and Beyond)TREE TRIMMING
TREE REMOVAL
LADDER FUELS, FUEL CONNECTION, GROUND COVER, FIRE WOOD, DEBRIS, COMBUSTIBLES, OTHER FLAMMABLE MAT.GENERAL CLEANUP
Chipping of Limbs / Saplings
Fallen trees, cut, relocate, stack
Remove ground cover, leaves, etc. from structure 30’ and/or beyond structure
S T R U C T U R EOPEN AIR FOUNDATION
GENERAL CLEANUP
Remove ground cover, leaves, etc. from structure 30’ and/or beyond Structure
Clean out Fuel Traps with Leaves and Debris
OTHER MITIGATION
Installation T111
Installation Lattice / Screen
ATTACHMENTS DECKS STEPS, ETC.GENERAL CLEANUP
Clean out Fuel Traps with Leaves and Debris
OTHER MITIGATION
Installation T111
Installation Lattice / Screen
STRUCTURE / HOMESITEGENERAL CLEANUP
Remove ground cover, leaves, etc. from structure 30’ and/or beyond Structure
Clean out Fuel Traps with Leaves and Debris
OTHER MITIGATION
Clean out and add Fire break between ground cover and Structure with Crushed Stone