WILDFIRE SAFE HOMES

Protect your home in wildfire risk areas with Home Hardening, Defensible Landscaping and Exterior Sprinklers. Rebuild your home that burned down or build new home with fireproof materials to keep your home and family safe !! A 3rd of homes in U.S. are located in wildfire risk areas and approximately 90% of homes have ionization smoke alarms inside their homes that will not wake you up in time in smoldering smoke conditions. The info and videos on this site will help protect your home and family from the destruction and devastation many people have faced from wildfires & over 50 years since smoke alarms became mandatory in all homes !

As renowned fire scientist Jack Cohen has said repeatedly, "the wildland fire problem is a home ignition problem, not a wildfire control problem." Cohen has been trying to help fire agencies understand this since 1999. Unfortunately, they have shown little interest. We keep hoping with wildfire tragedies continuing to add up, attitudes will change. But private citizens don’t have to wait. There are a number of proven strategies and retrofits that can be implemented easily to homes and communities now. One is the installation of exterior fire sprinklers on rooftops and under eaves and retrofitting attic vents to keep embers out and defensible landscaping . Exterior fire sprinklers systems work and have a proven track record. See Exterior Sprinklers page for more info !

Use Interconnected Photoelectric Alarms or Photo / Heat Alarms For Very Best Protection !!

PHOTOELECTRIC SMOKE ALARMS DETECT SMOLDERING SMOKE IN TIME FOR SAFE EVACUATION < > IONIZATION ALARMS DO NOT

The type of smoke alarms you install can make the difference between life and death or severe burn injuries for your family and pets. The right type of smoke alarms, photoelectric / heat smoke alarms should be placed in every room and hallway and CO - carbon monoxide alarms should also be installed near to gas stoves, water heaters and furnaces for non heat and non flame hazardous gas leaks which can cause death from carbon monoxide poisoning and also lead to major explosions if fumes reach an ignition source. Check batteries every month by pressing the test button on alarms and change the batteries before the expiration date or if battery warning beep occurs. See 4:40 min video below and more fire safety videos on Fire Safety Info page