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Safeguard Your Home When Wildfires Threaten Prepare your own Wildfire Action Plan, by following these steps:  Get Ready! Create defensible space by clearing brush and trees away from your home, and keeping your roof and gutters free of leaves.     Replace shake-shingle roofs with fire-resistant materials. Use fire-safe building materials when constructing or remodeling your home and plant fire-resistant landscaping.  Assemble emergency supplies and prepare a list of the things you want to take with you if you evacuate, items such as cash and medications. Plan two different escape routes. Get Set! Back your car into the driveway, and load it with everything you want to take with you. Remove flammable materials from around your house. Then monitor the news or stay up to date at www.toaks.org.  Go! Don't wait to be told to evacuate, leave early and ensure your family's safety and give firefighters the room they need to work.  For wildfire preparation information, visit http://fire.countyofventura.org/, or call (805) 389-9769.