Wildfire Risk Reduction

Laboratory research and post fire analysis has given us helpful insight to how homes burn during a wildfire. The linked document to the left is a wonderful resource for identifying mitigation actions on and around your home before the next fire starts.

Looking for something specific? Click on any of the descriptions to view one page fact sheets from IBHS and FirewiseUSA.

• Attic and crawl space vents

• Coatings

• Decks

• Exterior sprinkler systems

• Fencing

• Fire spread on ember-ignited decks

• Immediate (noncombustible) zone

• Roofing materials

• Skylights

• Under-Eave Construction