By SUE RYAN
News staff writer
August 14, 2007

Before the memory of the Frankton Road Fire fades away, fire officials want to use the occasion to educate people on how to “fire-proof” their homes.

Officials have worked for many years at educating the community about the concept of making homes “lean, mean and green,” to be as prepared as possible before a fire begins. Click here to find out more about lean, green and mean: http://www.keeporegongreen.org/

Fires combine the elements of fuel, oxygen and heat. Fires become larger depending on several factors. One of the most important is fuel. If fuel is not available, then the fire is limited with how much it can move or grow.

One of the primary tools available to protect a home from wildland fire is to create a defensible space. People can create this to slow down or stop a wildfire from reaching their home.

The Extension Service offers advice on this Web site on how to live with fire: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/emergency/wildfire.php