Your Firewise Home

A firewise home is a non-combustible home. What your home is built from, where it is located in relation to the surrounding topography, and how you have maintained your home all play critical firewise roles. Many of us that already have a home in the wildland/urban interface cannot determine the best place to situate the structure on the landscape, nor can we change some of the materials the home was built with. These are considerations for those planning a new home in the WUI. Other factors can be changed, such as shake roofs, but are expensive and need to be looked at as a long-term goal. And then there is what you can do now to enhance and improve the ability of your home to withstand a wildfire.

Your Firewise Home will address all of these issues and more. An inventory of existing conditions is the place to start and the Home Fire Evaluation section provides the information to accomplish this goal. Next you can learn about Firewise Building Materials and other important factors such as water, access and signage, and how to protect your vehicles and recreational gear, such as boats and campers, from damage or loss to a wildfire.