Fire-Resistant Landscaping in North Carolina

Be Firewise Around Your Home 
A homeowner's guide for protecting your property from wildfire. From the national Firewise Communities/USA Program.

Communities Compatible with Nature 

Fire in the South 2 
This report is a follow up to Fire in the South 1, a comprehensive review of fire in the South describing cultural uses, landscape characteristics, and the associated impact of fire on the forest economy. Fire in the South 1 is the starting baseline for the SWRA project.

Is Your Home Protected from Wildfire Disaster? A Homeowner's Guide to Wildfire Retrofit
The purpose of this document is to provide homeowners with guidance on ways to retrofit and build homes to reduce losses from wildfire damage.

Firewise Landscaping & Construction Checklist

Is Your Home Safe from a Wildfire? A Guide for Protecting Homes from Wildfire 
This publication is provided to help you (homeowners, firefighters and the general public) identify numerous activities that will help you co-exist more safely with wildfire.

Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Reducing Wildfire Risk While Achieving Other Landscaping Goals

Safer from the Start: A Guide to Firewise-friendly Developments 
For new developments and for residents of community associations, it's important to know how to design and build safely and to maintain wildfire safety in the long run. This guide addresses the interests of developers and people living in community associations at risk from wildfire.

Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting & Maintaining Firewise Plants for Landscaping

Quick Guide to Firewise Shrubs 

For Homeowners

• Firewise Landscaping
  • Part One
  • Part Two
  • Part Three
• Building a Firewise Home
• Home Improvement: A Firewise Approach
• Highlights of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety Research Center Ember Test Demonstration

For Firefighters

• Developing a Cooperative Approach to Wildfire Protection
• Using Water Effectively in the Wildland/Urban Interface
• Highlights of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety Research Center Ember Test Demonstration

For builders/developers/planners

• Firewise Landscaping
  • Part One
  • Part Two
  • Part Three
• Highlights of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety Research Center Ember Test Demonstration
• Safer from the Start

• Attic and Crawl Space Vents
• Coatings
• Decks
• Fire Spread on Ember-Ignited Decks
• Exterior Sprinkler Systems
• Immediate (NonCombustible) Zone
• Fencing
• Roofing Materials
• Skylights
• Under-Eave Construction