Safety Time: The Fire Prevention Moon is March

March is the month of wild fire prevention and, while the wild fires in New York have not been as destructive as other wild fires in the country, it is important to recognize the risks of our rural lakes and reduce potential dangers. Usually, our local firefighters have limited equipment to manage wild fires, and the implementation of steps to help prevent these fires is a good way to reduce potential risks.

Home maintenance and arrangement tips

• Obese annual periods of burnt prohibition.
• Keep everything clean at 30 meters of structures.
• Five meters from home, use non-flammable arrangement materials and high-mode plants.
• Remove the leaves, branches and debris from overlays and troughs.
• Keep firewood stacks at least 30 meters from home.
• Keep trees of flammable conifers widely separated.

Campfire

• Use campfire rings.
• Build fires away from superimposed branches.
• Put wood extra away from the fire.
• Keep fires less than three meters high and less than four meters in diameter.
• Keep the water and hand tools nearby to control the fire.
• Terde the fires with water while stirring the arms to ensure complete extinguishing.

Kyle Black is the manager of the district at Seneca Meadows the warehouse located in Seneca Falls, New York.