Using low flammability plants around a home is Firewise. Send us photos of the plants you use. Winning entries will be featured in the 2013 Firewise Calendar.
Columnist Molly Mowery reflects on the recent wildfire season and her growing optimism for 2012.
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NFPA is asking photo enthusiasts to submit photographs of Firewise plants from around the country (and your backyard)! Winning entries will be used in the 2013 Firewise Calendar. Entrants may submit up to 10 unique and original photos of Firewise plants, flowers, trees, shrubs, and grasses found in their region....
Image: Bob Schowalter, 2003 This past weekend Gainesville, Florida witnessed one of its worst motor-vehicle accidents in recent times, and it was blamed on brush fire smoke and fog. This tragedy raises an important question related to how we manage fire and fire risk in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI). Several...