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Every year wildfire destroys thousands of homes, devastates countless lives and burns millions of acres. And every year people who've lost everything say, ""We didn't think it would happen to us. If only we'd been better prepared."" Now homeowners have a straight-talking handbook to help them get prepared, stay alive and rebuild their lives if disaster strikes. Surviving Wildfire's compelling combination of real-life experience and in-depth research makes it an indispensable tool for anyone living with wildfire risk.CONTENTSAssessing Your Risk; Firewise Building & Remodeling; Defensible Space You Can Live With; Advance Planning (A Pound of Prevention Can Save a Ton of Trouble); Evacuation Essentials (What to Take, When to Leave, How to Escape); Insurance (How Much You Need, What It Covers, How It Works); Filing a Claim (Insider Tips & Tactics); Recovery (Picking Up Your Pieces & Starting Over); Our Story; plus an Appendix with further resources for homeowners.

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""A wake-up call for anyone who lives with wildfire risk. Solidly researched, easy to read and reference, and full of information that could save homes...and lives."" - Dave Zader, Fire Manager, Boulder, Colorado ""...Surviving Wildfire is worthy of the highest recommendation, especially for anyone who lives in or near fire-prone lands; reading it could literally save lives."" - Small Press Bookwatch ""A very compelling read and extremely informative. The combination of the author's real-life experience and her diligent research makes this a very helpful handbook for people living with the risk of wildfire."" - Michele Steinberg, Manager - Firewise Communities Program, National Fire Protection Association ""I will definitely recommend Surviving Wildfire to homeowners and insurance professionals; it is a great, comprehensive resource! Masterson explains everything in understandable, objective language that is anchored in her personal experience."" - Carole Walker, Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association ""The County staff reviewed Surviving Wildfire and everyone agreed: this is a great, comprehensive resource. It should be mandatory reading for anyone living in the WUI. I know I could've benefited greatly by this book in my role as Fire Recovery Manager. I will certainly urge homeowners to read it and get prepared."" - Garry Sanfacon, Fire Recovery Manager, Boulder County Fourmile Canyon, Colorado ""Linda's impeccable research and concise writing style provide the information that we all need, but few of us have, in order to be reasonably prepared for wildfire. We highly recommend that you read Surviving Wildfire."" - Wes Rutt, Outreach and Education Chair, Colorado State Tree Farmers ""The fire research and preparedness information in this book is spot-on, and after 39 years of experience, I found the chapters on insurance and recovery real eye-openers. Surviving Wildfire gets through to people in ways that officials just cannot. I'm recommending it to everyone in our district."" - Carl Solley, Fire Chief, Poudre Canyon Fire Protection District ""This is one of the best resources I've seen on wildfire preparedness. It delivers all the messages we're trying to get to home owners in ways they can understand and relate to. I wish everyone in the WUI would read this book and put the pocket guide on their refrigerator."" - Dave Parmley, Fire Chief, Lake Dillon Fire Protection District, Summit County, Colorado

A wake-up call for anyone who lives with wildfire risk. Solidly researched, easy to read and reference, and full of information that could save homes...and lives. - Dave Zader, Fire Manager, Boulder, Colorado ...Surviving Wildfire is worthy of the highest recommendation, especially for anyone who lives in or near fire-prone lands; reading it could literally save lives. - Small Press Bookwatch A very compelling read and extremely informative. The combination of the author's real-life experience and her diligent research makes this a very helpful handbook for people living with the risk of wildfire. - Michele Steinberg, Manager - Firewise Communities Program, National Fire Protection Association I will definitely recommend Surviving Wildfire to homeowners and insurance professionals; it is a great, comprehensive resource! Masterson explains everything in understandable, objective language that is anchored in her personal experience. - Carole Walker, Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association The County staff reviewed Surviving Wildfire and everyone agreed: this is a great, comprehensive resource. It should be mandatory reading for anyone living in the WUI. I know I could've benefited greatly by this book in my role as Fire Recovery Manager. I will certainly urge homeowners to read it and get prepared. - Garry Sanfacon, Fire Recovery Manager, Boulder County Fourmile Canyon, Colorado Linda's impeccable research and concise writing style provide the information that we all need, but few of us have, in order to be reasonably prepared for wildfire. We highly recommend that you read Surviving Wildfire. - Wes Rutt, Outreach and Education Chair, Colorado State Tree Farmers The fire research and preparedness information in this book is spot-on, and after 39 years of experience, I found the chapters on insurance and recovery real eye-openers. Surviving Wildfire gets through to people in ways that officials just cannot. I'm recommending it to everyone in our district. - Carl Solley, Fire Chief, Poudre Canyon Fire Protection District This is one of the best resources I've seen on wildfire preparedness. It delivers all the messages we're trying to get to home owners in ways they can understand and relate to. I wish everyone in the WUI would read this book and put the pocket guide on their refrigerator. - Dave Parmley, Fire Chief, Lake Dillon Fire Protection District, Summit County, Colorado

Author Information

Award-winning author and researcher Linda Masterson tackles a subject she knows all too well in Surviving Wildfire. Masterson's home and 72-acre tree farm burned to the ground in a Colorado wildfire in 2011, leaving her with little but her laptop and a fierce determination to get back on her feet and get on with her life. Masterson has always specialized in turning the complex into the comprehensible. In her job as director of Strategic Planning for Ketchum Communications she provided insight and direction to clients ranging from Procter & Gamble to Campbell Soup.

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