Firewise Activity Reporting

 Renewal Requirements for Certification

 

​Each year, in order to maintain our Firewise Certification from the NFPA the Banner Mountain Firewise Community is required to report the time and money spent by homeowners/renters on improvements that impact the fire safety around their home.  This is an honor system and no receipts are required.  Please use one of the following options for reporting.  You can report multiple times throughout the year.  The final submission by the Banner Mountain Firewise Committee to NFPA happens in the middle of November each year.

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Here are three options to report:

1. Use the Google Form to submit (Gmail not required) 2025

2. Use this fillable PDF form, fill it out and send it to jwpeach@gmail.com as an attachment.

3. Send an email to jwpeach@gmail.com with the information in the body of the email.

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Examples of potential actions, activities and expenses. - PDF

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Hours

• Dwelling Unit – Examples include: removing pine needles and leaf litter from roof and gutters, replaced vinyl gutters with metal gutters, ignition-resistant exterior improvements, installing screening on vents, flammable items removed from under decks and porches, inspect roof and replace missing shingles, etc.​

• Landscaping (0 – 100 ft. from base of Dwelling Unit) Examples include: installation of hardscaping, replacing combustible mulches with stone/gravel options, tree and shrub removal, raking and removal of pine needles, leaves, ground litter/debris, tree trimming/limbing, moving firewood, lawn and native grass maintenance, etc.

• Common Areas – (HOA or other Homeowner jointly owned property within the site boundary) Activities include: Tree thinning, mastication and brush removal, grass maintenance, fire break construction, etc.

• Miscellaneous – Meetings, presentations, program administration, home site visits etc.
   

Money Spent

• Chipper Costs – (Purchase/Rental, Fuel & Oil, Disposal Fees, etc.)

• Equipment Costs – (Chain Saw purchase/rental, Power Equip. purchase/rental, Hand Tools, Protective Equipment, etc.)

• Contractor Costs – (Arborists, Landscapers, Professional Forestry Services, Debris Removal, etc.)Home Improvement Costs – (Roofs, Decks, Windows, Vent Screening, Retrofits, etc.)

• Landscaping (Do it yourself)

• Miscellaneous

• Vehicle Mileage – (Slash Drop-off, Rental Equipment pickup, Meetings, etc.)