The following movie and slide show is being provided by the Eagle Promise Charitable Fund, Inc., for homeowners at the Woods Resort. Funding for this project was provided through a grant from the West Virginia Division of Forestry and the U.S.D.A. Forest Service.

 Without the dedication, cooperation and hundreds of hours spent on this project, by the following volunteers, this program could never have been accomplished. 

Special Thanks and Appreciation to:

Don Bozanic, Henry Hutton, John Kinney, Patti Kinney, Terry Mallett, Jim Patterson, Gene Ziegler

Robert Uccellini, Potomac Valley Properties,J. R. Schultz Tree Service

PRINT THE FOLLOWING FORMS TO HELP ESTABLISH YOUR FIREWISE WORK PLAN

1. WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF FORESTRY WOODLAND HOME WILDFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT FORM (L2 FORM)

With the L2 form in front of you, view the following PDF Slideshows:

How To Assess Your Property Access and Visibility Issues How To Create a 30 Foot Defensible Space around your home How To Trim or Remove Surrounding Trees Biggest Bang for Your Buck Solutions for Large Accumulations of Fuels Beyond the 30 Foot Defensible Space Need and Cost Variables of Hiring Tree Professionals Building and Installing Screened Lattice Panels How To Prepare for Chipping Day The Smokey the Bear Signage Program

THE FOLLOWING FORM HELPS TO ESTABLISH YOUR FIREWISE WORK PLAN

2. HOMEOWNER TASK MATRIX FORM:

•This form is a visual matrix spreadsheet for the site/structure areas of the L2 Assessment Form by Mitigation Activities. While preparing your Home Owner’s Mitigation Plan Worksheet. Review any of the PDF Slideshows, as necessary

HOMEOWNER MATRIX FOR FIREWISE MITIGATION

FIREWISE ACTIVITIES AND SITES FOR MITIGATION

SITE:

ACCESS & VISIBILITY

SITE:

SURROUNDING TREES FROM

STRUCTURE TO 30 FEET AND BEYOND

SITE:

LADDER FUELS FUEL

CONNECTION GROUND COVER, FIRE WOOD,

DEBRIS, COMBUSTIBLES, OTHER FLAMMABLE

MATERIALS

STRUCTURE: OPEN AIR

FOUNDATION

STRUCTURE:

EAVES

STRUCTURE:

ATTACHMENTS DECKS STEPS, ETC.

STRUCTURE(S) / HOMESITE

ACCESS AND VISIBILITY - ADDRESS SIGN AND DRIVEWAYAddress visible to Emergency Personnel

TREE TRIMMING / TREE REMOVALTREE TRIMMING TREE REMOVAL GENERAL CLEANUPChipping of Limbs / Saplings

Fallen trees, cut, relocate, stack

Remove ground cover, leaves, etc. from structure 30’ and/or beyond Structure

Clean out Fuel Traps with Leaves and Debris

OTHER MITIGATIONInstallation T111 Installation Lattice / Screen Clean out and add Fire break between ground cover and Structure with Crushed Stone

THE FOLLOWING FORM IS TO HELP ESTABLISH YOUR FIREWISE WORK PLAN

3. MITIGATION WORK SHEET PLAN FORM:

•This form is a tool to determine: who will perform the mitigation activity, The time line and dates for mitigation activities, the anticipated budget needed for the project and the anticipated score improvements by category, that could be expected from the performed improvements.

•Filling out the Home Owner’s Mitigation Plan Worksheet. This should give you a personalized action plan to making your home Firewise. This plan can be implemented over a period of time.

Home Owner Mitigation Plan Worksheet

By Whom Time Line -- Dates Budget Needed Score Improvement CommentsTASK

S I T EACCESS & VISIBILITY

ADDRESS SIGN VISIBLE FROM ROAD

TREE TRIMMING

TREE REMOVAL

SURROUNDING TREES (From Structure to 30' and Beyond)TREE TRIMMING

TREE REMOVAL

LADDER FUELS, FUEL CONNECTION, GROUND COVER, FIRE WOOD, DEBRIS, COMBUSTIBLES, OTHER FLAMMABLE MAT.GENERAL CLEANUP

Chipping of Limbs / Saplings

Fallen trees, cut, relocate, stack

Remove ground cover, leaves, etc. from structure 30’ and/or beyond structure

S T R U C T U R EOPEN AIR FOUNDATION

GENERAL CLEANUP

Remove ground cover, leaves, etc. from structure 30’ and/or beyond Structure

Clean out Fuel Traps with Leaves and Debris

OTHER MITIGATION

Installation T111

Installation Lattice / Screen

ATTACHMENTS DECKS STEPS, ETC.GENERAL CLEANUP

Clean out Fuel Traps with Leaves and Debris

OTHER MITIGATION

Installation T111

Installation Lattice / Screen

STRUCTURE / HOMESITEGENERAL CLEANUP

Remove ground cover, leaves, etc. from structure 30’ and/or beyond Structure

Clean out Fuel Traps with Leaves and Debris

OTHER MITIGATION

Clean out and add Fire break between ground cover and Structure with Crushed Stone