CREATE A FIRE-RESISTANT HOME
Embers transported through the air can ignite a fire more than CREATE A FIRE-RESISTANT HOME two miles from the fire front. Embers can easily get caught in places like your gutters, roof valleys and ignite vents.aReduce your Embers transported through the air can fire more than home's vulnerability with fire-resistant materials andcaught by routinely two miles from the fire front. Embers can easily get in removing places likedebris. your gutters, roof valleys and vents. Reduce your home's vulnerability with fire-resistant materials and by routinely removing debris. Start by removing receptive fuel beds around your home at the following locations: Start by removing receptive fuel beds around your home at theDECKS: following locations: Construct your deck with materials like metal or A ignition-resistant lumber/composites. Embers often fall through in planks; it’s your critical to with remove all combustible DECKS: Construct deck materials like metal or A gaps materials under lumber/composites. and around your deck. ignition-resistant Embers often fall through gaps in planks; it’s critical to remove all combustible ROOFS: Protect vulnerable surface. Regularly inspect underyour and most around your deck. B materials points of ember entry like roof valleys, protrusions like chimneys and skylights, rain gutters shingles.surface. Install metal dripinspect edge Protect your mostand vulnerable Regularly B ROOFS: on the of roof and metal points ember entry flashing like roof around valleys, protrusions. protrusions like chimneys and skylights, rain gutters and shingles. Install metal drip edge GUTTERS: or enclose gutters to prevent the roof Screen and metal flashing rain around protrusions. C on accumulation of plant debris, i.e. fuel. Ensure unscreened open gutters areorcleaned GUTTERS: Screen encloseregularly. rain gutters to prevent C or accumulation of plant debris, i.e. fuel. Ensure unscreened EAVES: or fill gaps between wood to prevent open Enclose gutters eaves are cleaned regularly. D or ember intrusion. D EAVES: Enclose eaves or fill gaps between wood to prevent VENTS:intrusion. Vents located on a vertical wall, including crawl space E ember vents (foundation vents), gable end vents, and other openings such as dryer areonvulnerable to theincluding entry of wind-blown Vents vents, located a vertical wall, crawl space E VENTS: embers. If these enter andgable igniteend dust or flammable the vents (foundation vents), vents, and otheritems, openings fire isas in dryer a veryvents, dangerous location and might not detected such are vulnerable to the entry ofbe wind-blown until it's too late to save theignite house. Cover all vents with embers. If these enter and dust or flammable items, the corrosion-resistant 1/8 inlocation metal mesh screens fire is in a very dangerous and might not to beguard detected these points of to entry. vents with exterior baffle until it's too late saveNew the house. Cover all vents with that auto-shut when exposed to heattoare ideal. corrosion-resistant 1/8 in metal mesh screens guard F mechanisms these points of entry. New vents with exterior baffle WALLS AND that FENCING: Build or remodel nonflammable auto-shut when exposedwith to heat are ideal. F mechanisms materials like brick, masonry, cement, or stucco. Regularly clear fuel fromAND the base of yourBuild fence. fences WALLS FENCING: or Remove remodelwooden with nonflammable touching your home, or rebuild with nonflammable materials. materials like brick, masonry, cement, or stucco. Regularly clear fuel from the base of your fence. Remove wooden fences Continued on page 10 touching your home, or rebuild with nonflammable materials.
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