Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.

Monday, April 10, 2023

New Jersey Forest Fire Service: Protecting Your Home from Wildfires

Here is a Facebook post from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service with a video on the danger poised by embers from wildfires to our residences and businesses. Note their link to Firewise where you may see a checklist for protecting our homes and detailed information about the home ignition zone (HIZ) referenced in the graphical representation of the ignition zone around our homes.