VISTA FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT
TIPS TO MAKE YOUR HOME FIRE SAFE
Roof
1. Remove branches within 10 feet of your chimney and dead braches
overhanging your roof or eaves.
2. Remove dead leaves and needles from your roof and gutters.
3. Cover our chimney outlet and stovepipe with a nonflammable screen of
½ inch or smaller mesh.
LANDSCAPE
1. Landscape with fire resistant plants.
2, For trees taller than 18 feet, remove lower branches within 6 feet of the
Ground. If trees are growing against your home or your neighbor’s trim the
Branches back away from the building –especially any eaves. In most
cases, when eaves catch fire, the house is destroyed. Think of yourself
and your neighbor!
3. Remove dead branches, leaves and needles from all vegetation promptly.
YARD
1. Stack woodpiles at least 30 feet from all structures and remove vegetation
within 10 feet of woodpiles.
2. Keep LPG tanks (butane and propane) at least 30 feet from any structure
and maintain 10 feet of clearance.
3. Do not keep stacks of construction materials, pine needles, leaves and
other debris in your yard.
KITCHEN
1. Keep a working fire extinguisher in the kitchen.
2. Keep baking soda on had to extinguish stove-top grease fires.
LIVING ROOM
1. Install a screen in front of the fireplace.
2. Store the ashes from your fireplace (and BBQ) in a metal container and
dispose of only when cold.
3. Clean fireplace chimneys and flues at least once a year.
4. Install and test smoke detectors in hallways and sleeping areas. Test
twice a year (i.e. when clocks are changed in the spring and fall).
GARAGE
1. Mount a working fire extinguisher in the garage.
2. Have tools such as a shovel, hoe, rake and bucket available for use
in a wildfire emergency.
3. Dispose of oily rags in approved metal containers.
4. Properly store flammable liquids in approved containers and away
from ignition sources such as pilot lights,
DEVELOP AN EMERGENCY MINI-SUPPLY KIT
Assemble a survival kit for your car, work, or for use at home in the event that
You must evacuate on foot or by car. Storing these supplies in a small day or
backpack will make them convenient to carry.
Snack type nutritious foods such as dried fruit, nuts, granola bars,
Jerky, etc.
Walking shoes
Bottled water
Small first aid kit (band-aids, disinfectant, tape, etc.) Include personal
Medications.
Small ABC Fire Extinguisher and flares (keep inside the car trunk)
Blanket
Local maps and compass
Flashlight and batteries
Pair of heavy gloves
Ziplock bags, toilet tissues
Money (cash)
If you will be leaving the car, include a battery operated radio
175 North Melrose
Vista, CA 92083
(760) 726-2144
www.vistafireprotectiondistrict.com