Wildfire Preparedness includes: being aware of seasonal fire conditions, hardening your home, creating and maintaining the Home Ignition Zone, having a family emergency plan, and being prepared for evacuation.
- Fire Safe Marin has a TON of high quality resources to share on a spectrum of wildfire preparedness topics.
- Insurance Institute of Building and Home Safety (IBHS) – Video showing the effect of embers on landscaping & the effectiveness of ignition-resistant concepts.
- Firewise & IBHS worked together to produce wildfire research fact-sheets for homeowners.
- Be Ember Aware Most home lost to wildfire ignite NOT from the flaming front, but from surface fires and the accumulation of embers.
- Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide A complete guide on how to “harden your home” against the blizzard of embers associated with an approaching wildfire.
- Firewise Communities – Become a Firewise Community and prepare your home, family, and community for fire seasons.
- Ready, Set, Go. – Have a plan in place and prepare for evacuation early.
- Living with Fire Evacuation Checklist – Be prepared to evacuate quickly & safely— a checklist can help!
- Complete Home Inventory – Insurance agents recommend documenting a complete home inventory just in case that really bad day happens.
