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If you’re a homeowner 3 metres 3 metres This summer sertem 3 Create a fire-safe zone: Maintain Surround yourself at least a 30-metre clear area around your home to slow the with safety! spread of fire. Remove the crowns of trees Prevention is action 30% within at least 3 metres of the façade. Prune trees up to a height of 3 metres. Space tree crowns with at least 3 meters of separation between trees. Clear the underbrush keeping no With everyone's more than 30%. collaboration, we build informed, prepared, and Forest areas safer communities, while also promoting landscapes that are resilient to wildfires. 30 metres www.tramuntanaXXI.com info@tramuntanaXXI.com  If you’re a farmer: If you’re a Living near a forest carries a Use your tractor to create firebreaks by landowner: significant responsibility, as the ploughing around the perimeter of your risk of wildfires can threaten your farm or cultivation areas. safety. By implementing Plough or clear the terraces near the Isolate your farmland from surrounding forest area. prevention and mitigation vegetation to reduce fire risk. Create areas of discontinuity to measures, you can reduce the Establish barriers to protect your crops prevent the fire crossing your land. and property from potential wildfires. vulnerability of your home to Cut grass in the terraces to prevent wildfire hazards and transform it You know your land better than anyone — fire spread. into a defensible space that offers put your livestock to work in protecting it: firefighters better opportunities to control the flames. Use livestock to maintain firebreaks and fire protection strips, Terraced areas If you are a farmer or the owner of Reduce grass and flammable materials around farm buildings, especially near a property or home located in a homes, and stables. forested area, there are a wide Grazing animals helps control range of strategies available to flammable reed vegetation near help minimize your home’s forested areas. exposure, including creating a safety zone that eliminates the Low-relief area vertical and horizontal continuity of flammable and combustible materials. 6 meters (2 tractor passes)