To keep NRG’s Firewise USA membership active, each fall we must submit data on fire risk reduction efforts. If we have your email address, you will receive a simple questionnaire to fill out.
For 2025, here’s what we’ll need from every household:
VOLUME of vegetation removed in 2025*
TIME spent fireproofing any/everything in 2025
MONEY spent fireproofing any/everything in 2025.
Please gather this data now, for the upcoming questionnaire:
VOLUME of vegetation (cubic yards*); how much did you:
a. Haul away
b. Reduce by burning
c. Recycle/reuse elsewhere.
TIME spent (hours) on wildfire risk reduction for:
a. Your house
b. Landscape up to 100 ft from your house
c. Common areas beyond your property.
d. Also, time spent participating in Firewise meetings, events, etc.
MONEY spent (dollars) on wildfire risk reduction:
a. Chipper costs
b. Contractor costs
c. Home improvement costs
d. DIY landscaping costs
e. Miscellaneous costs.
f. Also, vehicle mileage: attending meetings, hauling slash, etc.
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* How big is a cubic yard? 1 cubic yard = 202 gallons
Your Green Waste Barrel holds 64 gallons; about 1/3 cubic yard
A large Lawn/Leaf Bag holds 50 to 72 gallons; 1/4 to 1/3 cubic yard
A Pickup Truck bed holds about 3 cubic yards
A Dump Truck holds about 12 cubic yards.
If you have acreage to clear, one acre = 4,840 square yards.
If all the plants you cut down would leave slash about a foot deep,
that acre would yield about 4,840/3 = 1,647 cubic yards of vegetation; a half-foot of slash, about 4,840/6 = 807 cubic yards.