Casper Police Department Wants Homeowners Prepared for Wildfire

The Casper Police Department encourages area residents to take some time to help first responders save your home in case of a wildfire, according to the Department's Facebook page:

• Have a garden hose attached to hose bibbs (outside faucets).
• Make the driveway accessible with address visible.
• Have the chimney cleaned and screened.
• Clear gutters and roof of debris.
• Remove dead and dying plants and shrubs 30 feet from structures.
• Thin and prune coniferous trees.
• Mow grass regularly.
• Set wood piles, fuel tanks, and other flammable materials 30 feet from structures.
• Ask the power company to clear branches from power lines.