Often, the ignition source in a wildfire is the building next door, and if they are not prepared, then this may impact your homebuilding. Encouraging your street, neighborhood and community to join you in creating defensible space around their buildings, too, will give your building, and your neighborhood a better chance at surviving the threat of Wildfire.
A Firewise and fire-adapted community is a resilient community that has implemented defensible space and home hardening for the community, not just one home.
If you have a row of matches and ignite one end, it will not take long for each match to ignite like a domino effect. However, if you created barriers like defensible space, 0-5’ of non-combustible zone, to screening vents, decks, gutters, etc then that barrier will help stop the spread.
For Firewise Communities, rRetrofitting homes with Wildfire Defense Mesh, the product cost and the labor can be used to meet the required time and dollars spent for your community’s annual NFPA Firewise Certification renewal.
Often a barrier to home hardening retrofits is personal budgets. That’s why we have created a Firewise and Fire Adapted Community Program, which allows homeowners to retrofit vents for as little as $6* a vent for $100 per home*..
To find out more about Firewise Communities, check out the Firewise resources. Request a sample to share with your community.*Based on approximately 30 participating homes