If you are interested in making your home or property more survivable to the threat of a wildfire, the Rapid City Department of Fire and Emergency Services has more information for you.

• The Fire Department can send firefighters to your house to conduct a site assessment and give you helpful suggestions of steps to take.
  
  
• The Fire Department may be willing to conduct a prescribed fire on your property in an effort to reduce vegetation, which acts as a fuel to an approaching wildfire. This procedure is performed under strict guidelines that deal with things such as the time of year, expected fire behavior, current weather conditions, and characteristics of your property.
  
  
• You may be able to get a burn permit issued from the Fire Department to burn dead fuels that have been stock piled on your property.