{"id":2012507,"date":"2023-08-25T19:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T23:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wildfire-season-here-is-what-you-need-to-be-prepared\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T19:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T23:52:20","slug":"wildfire-season-here-is-what-you-need-to-be-prepared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wildfire-season-here-is-what-you-need-to-be-prepared\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for Wildfire Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwildfire-season-here-is-what-you-need-to-be-prepared%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0825\/dcdfa432-2065-44b1-87d1-0518507c75d9\/audio.mp3?length=5442093&#038;duration=453\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Wildfires have raged\u2062 across\u2064 North America in 2023, bringing devastating loss of life, property,\u200c and air quality.<\/p>\n<p>From Canada\u2019s smoke-filled skies over\u2064 the Northeast this summer to the inferno \u200din\u2064 Lahaina, Hawaii, that claimed over 100 \u200clives, major fire disasters\u200c have struck \u2063swiftly and with \u200dlittle warning.<\/p>\n<p>This means you may need to be\u2064 your own first responder.<\/p>\n<h2>Lahaina: No Warning \u200cand No Way Out<\/h2>\n<p>West Maui\u2019s\u2064 only\u200c escape \u200droute was filled with fleeing \u200bvehicles that met a barricade blocking Highway \u200c30, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hawaii-fires-timeline-maui-lahaina-road-block-c8522222f6de587bd14b2da0020c40e9\">Associated Press\u2062 reported<\/a>. Though\u200d intended to mitigate risks like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-without-power-in-texas-energy-prices-climb\/\" title=\"Millions Without Power In Texas; Energy Prices Climb\">downed power lines<\/a>, the\u200c road closure trapped residents as flames engulfed Lahaina \u200din one of history\u2019s deadliest wildfires. An unconfirmed FBI\u2064 list shows over 1,000 missing, many children.<\/p>\n<p>Some died in cars, others while fleeing on\u2062 foot. Survivors\u2064 escaped by breaking rules, swerving around\u200b barricades, or taking \u2064backroads. \u200cOne \u200dclimbed a dirt road to safety.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifc.gov\/fire-information\/nfn\">National Interagency Fire Center<\/a> (NIFC) currently reports 78 large\u200c fires burning\u2064 over 600,000 acres in 14\u200d states.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5480817\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/08\/25\/id5480817-Wildfire-Risk-Map-Courtesy-of-FEMA.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><\/p>\n<p>    (Wildfire Risk Map, Courtesy of FEMA)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis \u2064is, unfortunately, something we\u2019re seeing more and more\u2062 of is \u200bwhen wildfires \u200coccur that impacts populated areas,\u200d we have less and less\u2064 warning time a lot of the time,\u201d Michele Steinberg, wildfire division \u200ddirector at\u2064 the National \u2064Fire Protection Association (NFPA), told The Epoch \u200bTimes.<\/p>\n<h2>Wildfire Prep Begins With Red Flag Alerts<\/h2>\n<p>Paying attention to the\u2062 National Weather Service\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/mqt\/redflagtips#:~:text=A%20Red%20Flag%20Warning%20means,3%2F4%20of%20an%20inch.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ore-bootleg-fire-surpasses-300k-acres-forecasters-predict-gusty-winds-low-humidity-ahead\/\" title=\"Ore. Bootleg Fire surpasses 300K acres, forecasters predict gusty winds, low humidity ahead\">red flag warnings<\/a><\/a> \u200bsignaling high fire risk conditions is crucial, Ms. Steinberg said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Maui residents] had multiple days of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-river-fire-quickly-grows-to-1-4k-acres-as-dixie-fire-destroys-gold-rush-town\/\" title=\"Calif. River Fire quickly grows to 1.4K acres as Dixie Fire destroys Gold Rush town\">red flag warning<\/a>, meaning if there is an ignition and a fire begins,\u2063 it is likely\u200c to spread rapidly and \u200bperhaps have serious impacts,\u201d she added. \u201cSo that\u2019s intended to have people on their guard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These warnings advise\u200c precautions like \u200cavoiding sparks\u2062 and prompt authorities to\u2063 ban open flames.<\/p>\n<p>But people\u2063 often ignore such warnings, as occurred before recent disasters like the Tubbs Fire in \u200cCalifornia and Gatlinburg fires \u200din Tennessee, Ms. Steinberg said.<\/p>\n<p>When going to heavily visited areas, remember that \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wildfire-season-here-is-what-you-need-to-be-prepared\/\" title=\"Prepare for Wildfire Season\">red flag warning requires heightened awareness<\/a>, she added. Know your evacuation route in case of emergency, including where \u2064you will go and how you will get there.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Prepare for an Emergency<\/h2>\n<p>Over 70,000 communities and 44 million homes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/managing-land\/fire\/fac\">face wildfire risks<\/a> where vegetation meets urban areas, called the wildland-urban\u2064 interface. The U.S. Forest Service reports\u200b wildfires destroyed over 35,000 structures over the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to paying attention to red flag warnings,\u200d people \u200cmust be ready to evacuate their homes \u200bfor an extended period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019d want to have a go-kit, an emergency\u200b kit,\u201d Ms. Steinberg said. \u201cSome \u2062emergency managers will talk \u2063about \u2062the three P\u2019s: pills, pets, and pictures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Practice\u2064 evacuation drills, like packing \u2063up\u200b in 10 minutes. Such\u200b preparedness steps can save lives \u2064if wildfire strikes your neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the sort of personal safety preparedness \u200dthat \u2063 [the NFPA] talk about,\u201d \u200dMs. Steinberg\u200b added.<\/p>\n<h2>Protect Your Home Against Flames<\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\">Wildfire preparedness also involves \u2063protecting homes near wooded areas where fire\u2064 naturally occurs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\">If fire\u2064 is part of your area\u2019s ecosystem, take steps to\u2064 make your\u2062 home ignition-resistant, Ms. Steinberg\u2064 recommended.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. \u200cRoutinely Remove\u2063 Flammable Debris From Gutters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAnything\u2063 that could \u200ccatch fire, you\u2062 don\u2019t \u200bwant touching the house,\u201d Ms. Steinberg said. This includes organic mulch landscaping, which poses\u2063 a fire risk.<\/p>\n<p>She recommends \u200craking mulch and\u200d debris at least 5 feet \u200cfrom the house. This prevents\u200c direct flame \u200bcontact and stops wind-blown embers from igniting fuels at the foundation. Thousands of embers can spread from\u2064 the main fire, so\u200d limiting available fuel is crucial.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2.\u2062 Do Not\u2062 Wet\u2063 Down \u200dYour Home<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Firefighters don\u2019t\u2063 want untrained people staying behind, \u2063Ms. Steinberg said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing exposed to this kind of heat, flames, \u2064and gases is a bad situation,\u201d she added. \u201cThis is how people get killed in wildfires.\u201d Attempting to wet down your\u200c home as fire nears wastes precious escape \u2063time without much benefit. In\u200c fact, it\u2019s taking away the time you need to get out\u200c of harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<p>As Hawaii\u2019s\u200b winds showed, hoses \u2064can\u2019t withstand \u200bfirestorm conditions long. \u201cThat\u2019s gonna dry out that little d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>own first responder in the event of a wildfire. Stay informed, have an emergency plan, and be prepared to evacuate if necessary. The increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires require us to take proactive measures to protect ourselves and our communities. Don&#8217;t wait for help, be ready to act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1807,"featured_media":2012508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1807"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}