Every year during the dry season, wildfires become a risk. Wildfires can start with just a small spark. They can be caused accidentally, by lightning strikes, or by bad luck, but they happen. In a completely natural forest or prairie, the occasional fire is part of the cycle of renewal. But when there are homes and properties nearby, wildfires can become deadly.
Any property surrounded by dry and wild brush is at increased risk during wildfire season. The good news is that fire-wise yard cleanup and brush removal can improve the safety of your entire property and contribute to protecting your entire local area by removing places for a fire to spread.
What Is Fire Wise Brush Removal?
“Fire wise” is a method of landscaping that minimizes the risk of fire spreading across your property. Wild and overgrown lots are at the greatest risk of wildfires when the brush dries out during the hot summer season.
Fire-wise brush removal clears away the dry plant debris that builds up over your fields and trails over time. This ensures that only fresh green grass and healthy bushes or trees are left behind. Green plants with strong roots are much less likely to burn because they are still channeling water through every green branch and twig.
Fire-wise brush removal leaves your green and living larger plants intact while clearing away the dead brush that represents a property fire hazard.
Safety Benefits of Brush Removal for Environmental Fire Defense
Brush removal allows you to turn plots of your land into natural firebreaks—spaces where wildfire can’t spread because there is nothing dry to burn. Firebreaks are an essential part of environmental fire defense. They can help to stop the spread of local wildfires, protecting not only your home but also the land of your neighbors whose properties may lie beyond your cleared lots.
Brush removal and brush removal services like Bigfoot Forestry’s contribute to the total environmental fire defense of your region. It keeps you safe and does your part to prevent wildfires from tearing across the countryside, protecting homes, people, and animals alike.
How to Fire-Wise Your Property for Wildfire Protection
Fire prevention on your property involves a series of steps that anyone can complete, starting with brush clearing. The goal is to remove dry plant material that could catch or spread fire and keep your remaining plant life well-watered so it is resistant to nearby embers.
- Clear Away Flammable Brush: Brush clearing is the critical first step to fire-wising your property, especially if you have partially wild land that has become overgrown.
- Mow The Grass Short and Remove Dry Grass Underneath: Minimize the risk of dry matted grass lurking below a healthy lawn or pasture. Mow your grass short and remove the layer of dry grass that often accumulates underneath.
- Trim Trees Up to 10 Feet Above the Ground: Trim trees and bushes up to 10 feet above the ground to minimize plant life in the range of a spreading fire.
- Remove Debris from Home Structures: Make sure that brush has not built up against home structures like fences and decks that could both spread fire and put your home at risk.
- Keep Your Living Vegetation Well-Watered: Once all brush and dry plant material is removed, water your lawn, bushes, and trees regularly to help them resist catching fire if the wildfire spreads near your property.
Professional Fire Prevention Services for Property Owners
Bigfoot Forestry is dedicated to helping property owners keep land clear and fire-safe. Wildfire risk returns with every dry season, and the best way to protect your property is to take care of brush clearing and fire-wising steps early in the season.
We specialize in professional brush clearing and property fire prevention services. The safety of your home and land is our top priority.
Contact Bigfoot Forestry Today
If your property has excessive brush growth that is a wildfire risk, Bigfoot Forestry is here to help. Contact us today for fire-wise brush clearing services to create the firebreaks your property and neighborhood need to stay safe during the wildfire season.