They created what s called a “defensible space,” the key to protecting your home from wildfires. Author: Matt Yurus (12News) Updated: 6:15 PM MST May 1, 2021
CAVE CREEK, Ariz. Today is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day!
To help raise awareness, local firefighters teamed up with local organizations to help protect a Cave Creek family’s property.
Upwards of 50 volunteers turned out to remove excess vegetation and clear debris. They created what s called a “defensible space,” the key to protecting your home from wildfires.
“So when we talk about that, we’re asking people to create about 30 feet of buffer away from their home, said Shawn Gilleland, the public information officer with Rural Metro Fire. What that does is it gives firefighters the opportunity to get close to the home and defend against the fire.”
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CAVE CREEK, Ariz. - A team of first responders came together to support a Cave Creek family that is trying to recover following the Ocotillo wildfire last summer but now they re better prepared for the next fire to come their way. That was tough. This family lost quite a bit of their property to the fire itself. They also did lose a building at the back of their residence. But it was just another thing that added to things they already had going on in life, said Shawn Gilleland of the Rural Metro Fire Department.