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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY JUNE 6, 1996 Community Consumer 6 alert-prote- ct your dream from wildfire Wildfire experts have declared that the wildfire season is already underway in the western U.S. Thats two to three months early. And with more and more home owners choosing to build in wooded areas, foothills, grasslands and on mountain sides for views and privacy, the wildfires are endangering more homes than ever these days. The Western Insurance Information Service (WIIS) offers the following tips for protectingyour home from wildfire. Used oil is a valuable, resource or a terrible pollutant. non-renewa- ble IT DEPENDS ON YOU! - VALUABLE When used oil is used as recycled motor oil or fuel, it keeps our limited supply of crude oil for future uses. POLLUTANT - When dumped on the ground or placed in a landfill, it endangers our underground water supply. And when poured into the sewer, it really messes up the system and is very costly to remove. THE U.S. EPA - The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 60 percent of the people in the U.S. change their own motor oil and that 90 percent of that oil is disposed of improperly. PLEASE RECYCLE YOUR OIL AT ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS Beaver Beaver Car & Truckstop 1035 North Main Big Water Warm Creek Station Cedar City Auto Electric Repair 757 North 100 East Ken Bettridge Distributing Inc. 386 North 100 West well, consider an emergency gen- Home construction Build home away from ridge tops, canyons, and areas between high points on a ridge. Build home at least 30 feet from your property line. Use fire resistive building materials, especially on exterior. Limit the size and number of windows that face large areas of vegetation. or Install only dual-pane- d triple-pane- d windows. erator to operate the pump during a power failure. Maintain an emergency water supply that meets fire department standards: 1) A community water hydrant system; 2) A cooperative emergency storage tank with neighbors; 3) A minimum storage supply of 2500 gallons on your property. Clearly mark all emergency water sources. Create easy firefighter access Landscaping to of trees Reduce the number your closest emergency water source. in heavily wooded areas. Access to your home By using common sense and Create a defensible space and bridges Driveways must be strong enough to carry by removing all flammable veg- following the fire safety steps you can heavy emergency vehicles, in- etation at least 30 feet from all outlined in this article, chance home to sura with and give your replacing cluding bulldozers hauled on structures fire while to race vive fire resistive plants. fighters big trucks. wildfire under dead-ena control. d Choose ornamental landscap- bring roads Be sure that and long driveways have turn- ing plants that are fire resistive. around areas wide enough for Space native trees and shrubs Sign in a women's at least ten feet apart. emergency vehicles. shop: "Our lingerie On steep slopes, remove flamIdentify at least two exits mable vegetation out to 100 feet is the finest. Smart from your neighborhood. Clear flammable vegetation or more women wear nothing On trees taller than 18 feet, at least 10 feet from roads and five feet from driveways. prune lower branches within six else." Cut back overhanging tree feet of the ground. branches above roads. Yard Remove stacks of construcRoof Remove dead branches over- tion materials, pine needles, leaves and other debris from Continued, from hanging roof. Page 2 Remove any branches within yard. Stack woodpiles at least 30 way of life with young people 10 feet of chimney. Clean all dead leaves and feet from all structures and clear from all over the w.orld! To find out more about this needles from roof and gutters. away flammable vegetation Cover chimney outlet and within 10 feet of woodpiles. exciting opportunity to bring the Locate Liquid Propane Gas world to your community, constovepipe with nonflammable screen of 12 inch or smaller tanks at least 30 feet from any tact ASPECT Foundation at for an application mesh. structure and surround with 10 or additional information. A stiInstall a roof that meets, a feet of clearance. fire resistance classification of Contact your local fire de- pend is paid for this community Class C or better. Wood roofs partment to see if open burning service. Opportunities for Ameriare especially vulnerable to fires, is permitted in your area; if so, can high school students to study in other countries are also availprompting some cities in Colo- obtain a burning permit. able. Call now and get in touch rado to set restrictions regardEmergency water supply If your water comes from a with the world! ing them. 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