S16: E6: How to Prepare Your Homestead for Wildfire

Old Fashioned On Purpose

Wyoming has been on fire lately... and while our homestead hasn't been in danger, we've had plenty of grassfires in our surrounding area. As such, I've been thinking a lot about how we can better prepare our property, our animals, and ourselves in the event of a fire.

I'm joined today about wildfire mitigation specialist Madison Huges to discuss this and more. Join us as she shares how we can prepare our homesteads for fire, how to create an evacuation plan for our animals, the benefits of wildfire, and how intensive grazing (which you're probably already doing) can be one of the best tools we have in this realm.

Podcast Episode Highlights

• Madison's background in homesteading and wildfires
• Wildfire 101: what you need to know
• How to help reduce your chances of wildfire
• Benefits of wildfire
• A closer look at wildfire cycles and forest layers
• How to prepare and plan for wildfires

Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:

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Here are some links and resources that were suggested by Madison Huges:

• FireSmart Canada: https://firesmartcanada.ca/
• FireSmart Ranch and Farm Wildfire Guide: https://firesmartbc.ca/resource/farm-ranch-wildfire-preparedness-an-introduction/
• US Forest Service Wildfire page: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire
• US Forest Service fire web map: https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/fire/information
• Canadian fire web map: https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:

• Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter
• Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
• Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
• Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
• Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

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