FIRE COUNCIL

Be Fire Wise!

Create a safe zone for your cabin! Clean up debris. Remove dead wood, fire ladders, leaves, and needles, along with removing flammable materials around structures. Download our Fire Wise Guidelines for detailed information and tips!

Fire Wise Guidelines
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Fire Tips

Here are some things you can do to create a defensible space around your home and cabin that can mean the difference in firefighters being able to save your cabin or not:

• Reduce and thin the spacing of lateral fuels within a 30 foot area around your cabin.
• Reduce and thin the spacing of lateral fuels within 10 feet on each side of your driveway.
• Thin or remove overcrowded or weakened trees. Prune low hanging branches.
• Cut or mow grass and weeds.
• Locate wood piles and left-over building materials at least 30 feet away from your house or cabin or any shed-like structure.
• Clear pine needles, leaves and debris from your roof and deck.
• Ensure that the street signs and the addresses of your home are visible from the roadway.
• Evaluate your shake roof for treatment or replacement.
• Consider recycling hard debris and branches instead of burning them.
• Create an emergency checklist and have a kit prepared in the event of a wildfire.

Create a Defensible Space

A defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation, debris, and other types of combustible fuels have been treated, cleared, or reduced to slow the spread of fire to and from the building. Information about local vegetation, weather, and topography are used to determine the Home Ignition Zone of an area, which can help determine the most effective design of a defensible space.
A defensible space is one of the most cost-effective ways to protect a building from a wildfire and can often be created by the property owner.

Read More About Creating Defensible Spaces
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Legal Fire Pit Requirements

All fire pits located within Swains Creek Pines must meet legal requirements and be permitted by the Fire Department. Click the file to download the requirements and application information.

Contact the Fire Department for more information.

Fire Pit Requirements

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