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Ladder Fuels

Breaking the vertical path of fire

Vertical fuel continuity

Fire can climb like a ladder.

Dry grass can ignite shrubs; shrubs can ignite low branches; low branches can carry fire into tree canopies. Crown fire produces greater heat, embers and suppression challenges.

Illustration showing fire climbing from dry grass to a shrub, low tree branches and the tree canopy before exposing a nearby home
Each layer of vegetation becomes the next rung in a vertical fire path.

How we reduce ladder fuels

  • Remove dead and dying vegetation
  • Reduce shrubs beneath tree canopies
  • Prune lower branches where appropriate
  • Create vertical separation based on shrub height
  • Maintain the separation as vegetation regrows
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