Vegetation Management is controlling plant material to prevent wildfire spread. It requires a constant commitment to follow the 4 R’s of Vegetation Management to reduce the threat. Vegetation Management isn’t a one-time fix. It’s an ongoing commitment.
Some of the management tips include:
Removal:
• Remove all dead and dying plants within 100 feet of your home
• Identify and remove plants found on OCFA’s Undesirable Plant List
• Remove dry leaves, bark and pine needles from the yard, roof, and rain gutters
Reduction:
• Prune and thin plants within 100 feet of your home, including your plants within 100 feet of your neighbor’s home
• Provide 4 feet vertical separation between shrub tops and lower tree branches to reduce “ladder fuels”
• Use Horizontal Separation Guidelines for plants over 2 feet in height (15 feet minimum or 3 times the tallest plant)
• Keep all shrubs within 10 feet of your home trimmed to 2 feet or lower
• Prune or remove plants near windows
• Remove all tree branches or plants within 10 feet of chimney outlets
• Move wood piles at least 30 feet from your home, or to the property line
• Keep annual grasses and weeds cut to 4 inches or less
植被管理就是控制植物類生長和分佈，以防止野火蔓延。植被管理不是一次性修復，而是持續地維持。這方面的一些要點包括但不限於：
移動：
• 清除您家附近100 英尺內所有死亡和垂死的植物
• 從院子、屋頂、和雨水槽移除乾葉、樹皮和松針
減少：
• 修剪住家100英尺以內的植物，包括在你鄰居家100英尺範圍內屬於你的植物
• 在灌木頂部和下端樹枝之間，要有4英尺的垂直間隔，以減少“階梯燃料”
• 對超過 2 英尺的植物使用水平分隔指南高度（至少15 英尺或最高植物的3倍）
• 將您家10 英尺內的所有灌木修剪成2英尺或更低
• 修剪或移除靠近窗戶的植物
• 移除距離煙囪 10 英尺內的所有樹枝或植物網點
• 將木樁或木塊移到離家至少30 英尺的地方，或移到產業的分界線
• 將一年生的草和雜草修剪到4 英寸或更短