Defensible Space

Why do some homes survive in a wildfire and others don’t?  Fire hardened homes  may be one reason.  According to the California Fire Safe Council, “Fire hardened means your home…

Lovely spring weather is here, making it the perfect time to start or finish defensible space preparations. Defensible space is the area between your home and on oncoming wildfire where…

Embers, coming in contact with flammable material, are a  major reason why homes are destroyed during wildfires.  Embers, also known as firebrands, are airborne pieces of wood and/or vegetation that…