About The Book

In Living with Wildfire (first published as The Wildfire Survival Guide), gardening expert Maureen Gilmer shares proven ways to save your home, property, and life with wildfire-resistant landscaping and fire-prevention techniques. Discover how to create bands of protection by choosing fire-resistant plants, manage native vegetation, prevent erosion and mudslides, and learn about:

  • Wildfire dynamics and safeguarding your home against them
  • Water storage and delivery in any emergency
  • Creating a defensible space for you and firefighters


Included is updated information on insuring your property, selecting your home site, packing an emergency kit, and getting public and private assistance. With easy-to-follow diagrams, instructional photographs, and landscaping plans, you’ll have all the resources necessary to get through fire season and keep your home standing.

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Product Details

  • Publisher: Lyons Press (December 24, 2019)
  • Length: 192 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781493038367

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"An accessible contribution to the growing literature on how to live wisely in houses amid fire-prone countrysides. I found it particularly noteworthy for its discussion of landscaping plants."

--Stephen J. Pyne, one of the world's foremost experts on the history and management of fire, and author of Fire in America: A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire

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