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Home My WebLink AboutCommunication NO. 2024-18 HWMO HamakuaCommunication No. 2024-18 YOUR PERSONAL WILDLAND FIRE ACTION GUIDE READY, SET, GO! READY, SET, GO! Wildland Fire Action Guide INSIDE ® but when T 3 Living in the Wildland Urban Interface and the Ember Zone Defensible Space Works! Hawaii’s Growing Wildland Fire Problem Impacts on Natural Resources Mauka Fires Affect Makai Health and Safety 4 Dust Impacts on People & Communities Future Outlook 5 6 What is Defensible Space? • Remove “ ® ZONE ONE ZONE TWO 1 2 7 Actions You Can Take Today! Watch Out for Exotic Vegetation Defensible Space - Hawaiian Style 8 Homes with Great Xeriscaping Ma‘o Hau Hele Wiliwili Hala Pepe ‘Ohi‘a Lehua Maia Pilo What is a Hardened Home? ROOFS EAVES eaves VENTS vents WALLS and FENCING WINDOWS and DOORS windows BALCONIES and DECKS 9 vents WINDOWS and DOORS windowswindows BALCONIES and DECKS Home Improvements Creating a Safe Home in the WUI 10 metal Creating a Safe Home in the WUI 11 12 must be READY, SET, GO! Create Your Own Action Guide Ready – Preparing for the Fire Threat 13 Outside Checklist Set – Situational Awareness When a Fire Starts Inside Checklist 14 Go – Leave Early WHEN TO LEAVE WHERE TO GO HOW TO GET THERE WHAT TO TAKE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY, SET, GO! For Large Landowners & Land Managers Ready Prepare Your Family, Employees, and Visitors Prepare Your Animals Prepare Your Property 15 Phone on site For Large Landowners & Land Managers Set Your Animals Your Property Your Family, Employees, and Visitors Go 16 17 Our Family’s Wildland Fire Action Guide Local Fire Department Information Numbers(Circle the appropriate contact) Emergency Plan Notes 18 1. Ensure your vegetation and structures will be managed and maintained to withstand embers staying at your property, familiarizing yourself with all potential evacuation routes and how they may have changed over the year. 3. Be a good neighbor. Be active in your community, even if you only consider yourself a part-time or seasonal resident. 19 Our Family’s Home Evacuation Plan READY, SET, GO! Home Yes No Defensible Space Yes No Emergency Access Yes No