Good clearance saved homes from Florida wildfire

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Firefighters are saying that good clearance around homes kept many of them from being damaged in a 200-acre wildfire near Naples, Florida.

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Wildland fire has been a major part of Bill Gabbert’s life for several decades. After growing up in the south, he migrated to southern California where he lived for 20 years, working as a wildland firefighter. Later he took his affinity for firefighting to Indiana and eventually the Black Hills of South Dakota where he was the Fire Management Officer for a group of seven national parks. Today he is the creator and owner of WildfireToday.com and Sagacity Wildfire Services and serves as an expert witness in wildland fire. If you are interested in wildland fire, welcome… grab a cup of coffee and put your feet up. Google+

2 thoughts on “Good clearance saved homes from Florida wildfire”

  1. 25 years ago it was a differnt story. I responded to wild fires in the Golden Gates area east of Naples and it was a wild west show with houses going up left and right and no coordination by any one. A home owner armed with a garden hose and pistol ran off my engine crew as we attempted to burn out around his property and defend his home,(he lost his house).

    The state and locals learned and now its a much better picture. Proper training, planning and proactive fire protection and prevention have made Florida an example of a good urban-interface program.

  2. it’s certainly a better outcome than the 800 acre fire in May 2008 when 3 homes were lost and more damaged due to lack of defensible space