If you live near wildland areas, there is a threat of wildfires affecting you and your home, as dry conditions at various times of the year greatly increase the potential for wildland fires.

Advance planning and knowing how to protect buildings can lessen the devastation of a wildfire. To reduce the risk, you’ll need to consider the fire resistance of your home, the topography of your property and the nature of the vegetation close by.

Before the Fire Approaches Your Home

Evacuate your pets and all family members who are not essential to preparing the home. Anyone with medical or physical limitations, the young and the elderly should be evacuated immediately.
Wear protective clothing.
Remove combustibles. Clear items that will burn from around the house, including wood piles, lawn furniture, barbecue grills, tarp   coverings, etc. Move them outside of your defensible space.
Close outside attic, eaves and basement vents, windows, doors, pet doors, etc.
Remove flammable drapes and curtains. Close all shutters, blinds or heavy non-combustible window coverings to reduce radiant heat.
Close all doors inside the house to prevent draft. Open the damper on your fireplace, but close the fireplace screen.
Shut off any natural gas, propane or fuel oil supplies at the source.
Connect garden hoses. Fill any pools, hot tubs, garbage cans, tubs or other large containers with water.
If you have gas-powered pumps for water, make sure they are fueled and ready.
Disconnect any automatic garage door openers so doors can still be opened by hand if the power goes out. Close all garage doors.
Place valuable papers, mementos and anything of importance inside the car in the garage, ready for quick departure. 
Close all doors and windows when evacuating your home.