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How to Protect Your Home From Wildfires
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Use the suggestions below to learn how to harden your home by reducing its vulnerability. Keep in mind that developing wildfire resilience is more than having a metal roof or stucco siding.
Ember-resistant construction relies on awareness of seemingly small details that can make your home vulnerable to embers, in addition to building with appropriate materials, and regular home and property maintenance.
The following table summarizes the vulnerabilities of your home and recommends actions. Each of the components of the home are prioritized to offer some general guidance; however, each situation is unique. If your neighbor’s house is close to you the lower priority items increase in their importance because of the potential that your neighbor’s home can catch on fire and send embers to your house or provide an extended radiant heat exposure.
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Here are ways you can harden your home and make it more fire resistant.
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