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FIREWISE - The Five Top Causes of Fires
Cooking
Electrical
Cooking
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Christmas
Cooking was the leading cause of reported home fires and home fire injuries in 2015-2019 and the second leading cause of home fire deaths. Cooking caused 49 percent of reported home fires, 20 percent of reported home fire deaths, and 42 percent of home fire injuries.
-NFPA.org
Heating
Electrical
Cooking
Heating is the second leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, and the third leading cause of home fire deaths. Fire departments responded to an estimated average of 48,530 fires involving heating equipment per year in 2014-2018, accounting for 14% of all reported home fires during this time. Heating fires resulted in annual
Heating is the second leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, and the third leading cause of home fire deaths. Fire departments responded to an estimated average of 48,530 fires involving heating equipment per year in 2014-2018, accounting for 14% of all reported home fires during this time. Heating fires resulted in annual losses of 500 civilian deaths, 1,350 civilian injuries, and $1.1 billion in direct property.
-NFPA.org
Electrical
Electrical
Electrical
Electricity helps make our lives easier but there are times when we can take its power and its potential for fire-related hazards for granted.
-NFPA.org
Smoking
Smoking materials, including cigarettes, pipes, and cigars, started an estimated 17,200 home structure fires reported to U.S. fire departments in 2014. These fires caused 570 deaths, 1,140 injuries and $426 million in direct property damage. Smoking materials caused 5% of reported home fires, 21% of home fire deaths, 10% of home fire inju
Smoking materials, including cigarettes, pipes, and cigars, started an estimated 17,200 home structure fires reported to U.S. fire departments in 2014. These fires caused 570 deaths, 1,140 injuries and $426 million in direct property damage. Smoking materials caused 5% of reported home fires, 21% of home fire deaths, 10% of home fire injuries, and 6% of the direct property damage.*
-NFPA.org
Candles
From 2015-2019 U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 7,400 home structure fires that were started by candles per year. These fires caused an annual average of 90 deaths, 670 injuries and $291 million in direct property damage.
-NFPA.org
Firewise Committee Informational Page
Looking for Additional Members to Volunteer
Firewise USA is a voluntary program that provides a framework to help neighbors get organized, find direction and take action to increase the ignition resistance of their homes and community. RESIDENTS REDUCING WILDFIRE RISKS
The Estates at Cherry Ridge Firewise Mission Statement is,
“To educate homeowners to coexist with wildland fires, hence manage and create defensible space around one’s property”.
Are you aware of these facts?
Firewise Top Identifiers -
Top causes of fire are - Cooking, heating, electrical, smoking, and candles.
Wildfires begin in both rural, and urban, areas.
Seasonal fires are caused by: Fireworks, grilling, Halloween, lightning, outdoor entertaining, Thanksgiving, wildland fires, winter holiday safety.
Groups of people at risk: People with disabilities and the aging.
Behavior risks - Hoarding and lack of burn awareness.
Wildfire - Learn to protect your family and community from wildfires
Firewise Committee Informational Page
What is Firewise?
Our Residents want to ensure everyone's SAFETY especially during wildfire season.
The Firewise volunteers can assist in providing consultation to homeowners that wish to do the work themselves or organize volunteer labor to those homeowners that are physically unable to perform the work. Please contact Firewise for more information on these services.
We can all help make the world a safer place by learning more about how and why
fires start. We offer countless consumer-friendly safety tips on a wide range of
timely and important topics - everything you need to know to keep you, your family,
and your neighbors safe from fire and related hazards.
Firewise Updates: Prepare + Protect + Preserve
Firewise Committee Members Needed
As of August 2024 our ECR Firewise Team is recruiting volunteers who can help make our Community a safer place. Firewise offers countless safety tips on a wide range of timely and important topics – everything you need to know to keep you, your family, and your neighbors safe from fire, and related, hazards.
The Firewise Team meets monthly to attend the PAWUIC Firewise meeting and report back to our community the important updates and information relating to the safety of our community and surrounding areas susceptible to wildfires. Please contact Susan Battisti for further details. Thank you!
Email: SusanBattisti@Outlook.com
Cell: (619) 607 – 1332.
ECR became a Certified Firewise Community
On May 4, 2021 The National Firewise USA Program awarded The Estates at Cherry Ridge the following Certificate of Recognition for completing the programs annual requirements for 2021 – 2022.
Firewise USA Information
Firewise USA is a voluntary program that provides a framework to help neighbors get organized, find direction and take action to increase the ignition resistance of their homes and community. RESIDENTS REDUCING WILDFIRE RISKS The Estates at Cherry Ridge Firewise Mission Statement is, “To educate homeowners to coexist with wildland fires, hence manage and create defensible space around one’s property”. Emergency Notification System https://www.ycsoaz.gov/community/Emergency-Preparedness/Emergency-Notification-System
National Fire Protection Association
Causes and Risks of Wildfires - Become a HOA resident in reducing neighborhood risks - https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Wildfire/Firewise-USA
FIREWISE USA - How to become a Firewise USA Site
Contact a regional specialist NFPA's regional education specialists support fire and life safety education throughout the United States If you have any questions or comments about any of our public education materials, we want to hear from you. You can also connect us through our blog or NFPA Network e-newsletter.
Firewise Volunteer Hourly Worksheet
A worksheet is a downloadable form below for each property owner to complete the tracking the time and materials used on wildfire prevention on your property.
When complete please submit to the ECR Firewise Committee.
ECR Properties Worksheet - 2019
Property Owners Volunteer Worksheet - 2021
AZ State Forestry Division Firewise USA Action Plan Outline & Application Cklist
This checklist is a downloadable form that provides general information to all owners exactly what information Firewise needs and steps necessary to gain Firewise Community membership and recognition for the ECR Firewise Community Certification.
FIREWISE COMMITTEE STATEMENT
FIREWISE COMMITTEE STATEMENT
One of Estates at Cherry Ridge’s Firewise Committee’s missions is to assist homeowners that need brush clearing on their property to create defensible space therefore reducing wildfire risk for our entire community. Firewise can assist in providing consultation to homeowners that wish to do the work themselves or organize volunteer labor to those homeowners that are physically unable to perform the work. Please contact Firewise for more information on these services.
BLM CLEARING LANDS BORDERING ECR
COMMENCING MONDAY, OCTOBER 31st through NOVEMBER
*** JUST IN ***
BLM has informed our ECR FireWise Committee that they will begin clearing lands [utilizing chainsaws and a masticator machine] on the east side of our development at the fenceline on October 31st. This area consists of the land between the power lines and ECR properties.
This will create a fuel break and help keep our neighborhoods safe.
Please keep track of your volunteer hours performed on your property. An hourly worksheet is an easy way to keep track of these numbers. Please provide to our ECR volunteers or via email to ecr.dewey@gmail.com at your convenience. A worksheet is a downloadable form below for each property owner to complete the tracking the time and materials used on wildfire prevention on your property. You do NOT have to use this form, if you prefer Google Sheets or Excel for tracking purposes. Thanks!
When complete please submit to the ECR Firewise Committee.