Risk Assessment Check List

Wildfire is a potential risk everywhere, especially in the Wildland Urban Interface & Remote Rural areas where Resorts – Home – Cottage – Cabin – Ranches and Farms exist among the forest, trees and other combustible vegetation such as grasses, brush and shrubs. The following Wildfire Risk Assessment Check List will help you to determine what course of action to take in order to protect yourself, family, friends, employees, customers or renters.

Check List

Is there a history of nearby wildfires?
Are you in a climate with a dry season of more than 3 months?
Is there wildland (forest) within 100 feet of your building/s?
Is there steep forested terrain with grades that average over 20 percent in any direction from your building/s?
Are there other fuel sources (wood piles, brush, furniture etc.) less than 30 feet from your building/s?
Are you in a rural area?
Are you in an Urban Interface area?
Do you have a fire hydrant close to your building/s?
Do you have a swimming pool?
Is your property within 10 feet–500 feet from a lake with un interrupted access?
Is your property within 10 feet–500 feet from a stream or river with un interrupted access?
Is there a defensible space surrounding your building/s? space that is cleared of brush and other fuel sources)
Do you have a fire rated roof covering?
Are your eaves open and susceptible to collecting combustible material, such as leaves, pine needles, pinecones and other like materials?
Are your exterior walls made of a combustible material such as vinyl or wood siding?
Do you have a roof top sprinkler system?
Do you have an sprinkler system that can be used to soak down the area around your building/s in the event of a wildfire?
Do you have an emergency exit route (road) away from your property in the event an evacuation order?
Do you currently have emergency standby fire protection equipment suitable for initial fire attack? (pump, hose, nozzle, back pack pump container, purpose built mobile fire pump package)?
Do you have a fire ready protection plan to help protect your investment and above all to provide a safety net for your family and others?

Now that you have completed your assessment, review it carefully and develop your own personal strategy to help mitigate the many factors that may exist for a potential fire. There are many ways to minimize the risk factors and bring about a level of security and peace of mind. To this end, Initial Attack Fire Solutions Co. can assist you in developing your strategy and provide options that make sense. Whether it’s the supply of fire pumps, hose, nozzles, roof top sprinkler packages or perhaps a free property evaluation, we have solutions to meet your needs; we are at your service.

Disclaimer

This assessment is not intended as an all-inclusive list of factors relating to Wildfires, Arson, Accidental Fires, Lighting Strikes, Electrical Fires, Gas Leaks or Explosions, but a list to help you to evaluate your particular circumstances and hopefully to help heighten awareness to the hazards of fire and the potential dangers that could exist for those who live in Urban Interface and Remote Rural Areas.