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This summer WITH SAFETY! IF YOU'RE A FARMER: 1. Use your tractor to plough around the perimeter of the farm or cultivation area. 2. Isolate your farm from the surrounding vegetation. 3. Isolate your farm from a potential fire. You know your farm well, so use your livestock to protect it from forest fires! 1. Use livestock to maintain the firewalls and fire protection strips. 2. Reduce the amount of grass around farm buildings, especially housing and stables. 3. Use livestock to reduce the amount of flammable reed vegetation near forest land. IF YOU’RE A LANDOWNER: 1. Plough or clear the terraces near the forest area. 2. Create areas of discontinuity to prevent the fire crossing your land. 3. Cut grass in the terraces to prevent fire spread. 2 3 metres IF YOU'RE A HOMEOWNER: 1. Make it difficult for fire to spread. Create a fire-safe area of 30 metres around your home 2. Remove the crowns of trees within at least 3 metres of the façade. 3. Prune the trees up to a height of 3 metres. 4. Maintain a distance of at least 3 metres between the crowns of trees. 5. Clear the underbrush, leaving only 30%. A campaign by: