Klickitat County, Washington Klickitat County, Washington Solid Waste Department Icon
Home > Solid Waste Home > Compost & Organics > FireWise: Photos and Examples of FireWise Recommendations

FireWise: Photos and Examples of FireWise Recommendations

Shows photos of primary types of fuel to remove to protect your home.

Common fuels generally present in the area.
The photo at right shows a bitterbrush plant. Bitterbrush is a highly flammable shrub and is often found growing under trees. It has been described as the perfect fuel because of the combination of dry deadwood and volatile resins.

bitterbrush is highly flammable

ladder fuel

 Low hanging, dead branches provide a path for a fire to spread from the grass to the bitterbrush, from the bitterbrush to the dead branches and then into the tree.
Another example of ladder fuels. Bitterbrush growing below low hanging dead branches in a thick stand of pine trees.

ladder fuels

piles of deadwood fuel under trees

 In this photo piles of accumulated branches from a tree thinning project are a potential path for a ground fire to spread into the remaining trees.
Standing dead trees provide a lot of fuel for a crown fire.

remove standing dead trees

Pine needles and leaves on roof

 Accumulations of pine needles and leaves on the roof and in rain gutters may be the most important fuels to remove.


Firewise reduced fuels around home sites.


trees limbed and ground brush removed

 In this photo some, but not all, firewise recommendations have been adopted. Bitterbrush has been removed. Low hanging dead branches have been trimmed and removed from the site. Some, trees have been removed to reduce the amount of fuel on the hill side below the structure.
At this location bitterbrush was removed. Low hanging branches were trimmed and deadwood on the ground has been removed from the site.

reduced fuels in 30 foot perimeter

bitterbrush removed and trees limbed

 Low hanging branches trimmed from trees and bitterbrush removed.
Low hanging branches trimmed from trees and bitterbrush removed from within the 30 foot perimeter of the structure.

bitterbrush removed and trees limbed

Date of Source Material: 9/18/2009
Source: Klickitat County Solid Waste
Link to Source:
CONTENT INDEXES

Solid Waste Home   Press Releases   Disposal   Household Hazardous Waste   Commercial Hazardous Waste   Rehab the Lab   Litter and Illegal Dumping   Outdoor Burning   Recycling   Waste Reduction   Compost & Organics   Statistics   Maps   Radio Spots   Fun Stuff   SWAC   Solid Waste Management Plan  
Contact:
Kevin Barry: Director

509 773-2366

Office:
127 W. Court St. ms-ch-27
Goldendale, WA 98620
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

Fax: 509 773-4521
Phone: 509 773-4448
or 800 785-1718
Top of Page