Ocean Friendly Gardens Activist Toolkit/Appendix F: OFG Fire Hazard Zone Resources
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OFG Fire Hazard Zone Resources & Fire Resistant Landscaping
Careful landscaping can be used to minimize the ignition and spread of fires near homes and structures. Landscaping that employs the principles of Ocean Friendly Gardens can also help with soil stabilization and water quality protection before and after fires. If you are located in a fire hazard area, please consider building an Ocean Friendly Garden using our newly updated criteria check list including fire resistant landscaping techniques. Learn about additional resources and safety tips below.
- Plant Lists: Fire Resistant and Prohibited Flammables
- California
- Fire Safe San Diego County's Comprehensive Fire Resistant Plant List
- Ventura County Fire Department’s Prohibited Flammable Plant List
- LA County's Selecting & Spacing Fire Resistant Plants
- Classes in Southern California through the Theodore Payne Foundation.
- CalFire's Fire Resistant Landscaping
- Northwest
- Pacific Northwest Extension's Fire Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes
- California
- Selecting Fire Resistant Mulches
- University of Nevada's Combustability of Landscape Mulches
- Clemson University's Home and Garden Information Center
- Landscape Design in Fire Hazard Zones
- UC Berkeley's Home Landscaping for Fire
- University of California's Safe Landscape Design Project
- University of California's Fire Information Page
- Watersmart San Diego's Sustainable Landscape Design, Page 26
- Greg Rubin & Lucy Warren's book The California Native Landscape
- LA County Fire Department Fuel Modification Resources
- California Native Plant Society's Fire Recovery Guide
- Marin Municipal Water District and Green Gardens Group's Watershed Approach to Landscaping. pp. 22-23
- Property Maintenance in Fire Hazard Zones
- CalFire's Maintain Defensible Space
- USDA Forest Service's Video Fire Resistant Tips for House & Yard Maintenance
- Washington State Department of Natural Resource's FireWise website & Defend Your Home Factsheet
- National Fire Protection Association's Firewise USA Program
- US Forest Service's Fire Adapted Communities
- Post-fire Mudslide Preparation and Response
- The US First Responders Association's Landslide and Mudflow Safety Tips
- American Red Cross' Landslide Safety Checklist
- DirectRelief's After the Mudslide, Protecting Public Health
- Surfrider's Ocean Friendly Gardens Criteria
- Criteria for OFG's in Fire Hazard Zones
- Original Summary sheet
- Original Full detailed check list
- Additional OFG Resources