Creating Defensible Space
Defensible space is the natural and man-made area around a home or structure that is designed and maintained to reduce the risks of fire. In the wildland-urban interface (WUI) defensible space reduces the risk of a wildfire damaging a home or other structures, and it also reduces the risk of a fire in a home or structure triggering a forest fire.
Defensible space is especially important for home and business owners living in the WUI because it reduces the risk of fires and provides safe access for firefighters to a home or business in the event of a fire. In the event of a catastrophic fire, firefighters are often forced to choose which structures to protect. A home or structure surrounded by defensible space provides a relatively safe area for firefighters to work and provides a better chance for success.
Defensible space is especially important for home and business owners living in the WUI because it reduces the risk of fires and provides safe access for firefighters to a home or business in the event of a fire. In the event of a catastrophic fire, firefighters are often forced to choose which structures to protect. A home or structure surrounded by defensible space provides a relatively safe area for firefighters to work and provides a better chance for success.
Markit! Forestry Management's Capabilities
Markit! Forestry Management will work with home owners, businesses and insurance companies in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) to minimize the risk of loss due to forest fires through the creation of defensible space. Markit! works with property owners to design defensible space that is aesthetically pleasing while improving forest health. Markit! will do highly customized hand work around houses and structures and can apply forestry equipment to mitigate and clear larger spaces for homeowners and Homeowners Associations.
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