Forest Fire Season Safety Tips

Fire Season

As experts in home and fire security, we’re here to help you stay safe this fire season with essential tips to prepare your home, your family, and your property. With proactive steps, smart planning, and the right equipment, you can minimize the risk and be ready for anything fire season brings. Here’s how:

Create a Fire-Safe Zone Around Your Home

  • Clear dry brush, leaves, and flammable debris at least 30 feet from your home to reduce fire spread risk.
  • Space trees and shrubs, trim branches, and keep grass short to prevent fire from climbing up to your home.

Prepare an Emergency Kit and Keep Your Home Safe

  • Equip your emergency kit with essentials like N95 masks, flashlights, batteries, food, and water.
  • Store important documents in a fireproof safe, or we can install one as part of your home security plan.
  • Include a backup battery or generator to ensure your security systems stay active even during power outages.

Stay Informed with Real-Time Alerts

  • Sign up for local fire alerts, or let us help connect your home system to real-time fire notifications and weather warnings.
  • Consider a central station monitoring service that keeps an eye on your property and alerts you and emergency responders at the first sign of fire.

Have an Evacuation and Family Communication Plan

  • Map out multiple evacuation routes from your home, and consider integrating outdoor cameras and lighting to keep your routes clear and visible.
  • Discuss the plan with family members, and let us program an automated communication chain for your family using your smart home system.

Minimize Outdoor Fire Risks

  • Avoid using outdoor equipment that could cause sparks on high-risk days, and let us install outdoor cameras to monitor any unexpected activity near your property.
  • Store flammable items like firewood and propane tanks a safe distance from your home.

Install Air Quality and Fire Monitoring Systems

  • Stay prepared for smoke-filled air by installing air quality sensors that alert you to harmful smoke levels indoors.
  • Our fire detection systems are designed to identify both heat and smoke, so you’ll be notified early if there’s an issue.

Prepare a Plan for Pets 

  • For pets, make sure carriers and supplies are ready for a quick evacuation, and let us help set up outdoor monitoring systems to watch your animals remotely.
  • If you have larger animals, we can advise on monitored safe zones that protect them from smoke and flames.

Report Any Signs of Fire or Smoke Immediately

  • If you see signs of smoke or flames near your property, report it to local authorities. Our system’s remote access also lets you check in on your property while you’re away.

Review Your Insurance and Security Systems

  • Double-check your homeowners or renters insurance to ensure you’re covered for fire damage, and keep a digital copy in your security system’s cloud storage.
  • Schedule an inspection with us to ensure all your fire and security systems are fully operational and ready to keep your property safe this fire season.

Your safety is our top priority. If you need any assistance or would like an assessment of your fire prevention and security systems, reach out to NAS Security Systems, Inc. Together, we can keep your home secure and prepared all season long!