Wildland Fire Prevention Rev 1

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City of Austin,Environmental Conservation Information Specialist, Natural Resources Division,

The document discusses wildland fire prevention strategies for nature preserves in Austin, Texas. It analyzes risk, hazards, and values to prioritize fire prevention activities. The key strategies discussed are education to change public behavior, engineering to install fuel breaks and spark arrestors, enforcement of fire regulations, and administration through planning, budgeting, and training. Specific prevention recommendations are provided for nature preserves and the urban-wildland interface, including defensible space guidelines and land management strategies tailored to individual preserves.

Wildland Fire Prevention Louis Rene’ Barrera, Preserves Management Coordinator Austin Nature Preserves System Natural Resources Division Parks and Recreation Department City Of Austin, Texas

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Defensible Space Defensible space is an area surrounding a home where the vegetation, and sometimes the structure itself, has been modified in order to separate the “ fuels” upon which a wildfire feeds. A Family Oriented Wildfire Preparedness Program 2003 -Texas Forest Service

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