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Maintain a Five-Foot Non-Combustible Zone around your Home Reduce Your Risk of Home Ignition During a Wildre Need Expert Guidance? Your local re department or county organization may oer a personal assessment of your home by a qualied professional. If oered, a wildre mitigation specialist will schedule a time to come to your home and provide recommendations of what you can do to reduce the risk of wildre.Learn More About Home Hardening rotarywildreready.com/harden-your-homeVol: 3/2025Graphics & Design by Romberg Designs Pluswww.rotarywildreready.comSMwww.rotarywildfireready.comResearch shows that creation and maintenance of a 5 foot noncombustible area around your home is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your home from embers. Wind-blown embers can accumulate at the base of an exterior wall and ignite combustible debris around your home. To keep re away from your home, maintain a ve foot zone around your foundation. Remove ammable materials and replace with gravel, rock mulch or other nonammable materials. • Remove dead plant materials that have accumulated such as leaves, pine needles and twigs• Remove all ammable vegetation (like Juniper) • Remove wood mulch or woodpiles near your home Research shows that most home ignitions during wildres are caused by embers. You can help reduce the risk of losing your home by hardening your home. Start taking these important steps today. Take Control ofYour Wildre RiskHARDENYOUR HOME
1 Roof Your roof is the most vulnerable part of your home. Homes with wood shake roofs are at high risk for being destroyed during a wildre. • Build your roof or re-roof with Class A re-rated materials • Replace or repair any loose or missing roof tiles to prevent ember penetration • Remove plant debris, such as pine needles, leaves and branches from the roof 2 Vents & Chimneys Vents on chimneys and on your home create openings for ying embers. • Cover all vents with 1/8 inch metal mesh • Install an approved spark arrester on chimney • Protect eaves or cornices with baes to block embers 3 Windows & Skylights Heat from a wildre can cause windows and skylights to break even before the home ignites. This allows burning embers to enter and start res inside. Single-pane windows can easily break from heat exposure. • Install double-paned windows, with one-pane of tempered glass • Replace plastic skylights with types constructed of double-pane glass • Repair or replace damaged or loose window screens and broken windows4 Decks Decks should be built with ignition-resistant, non-combustible materials. • Remove ammable materials (such as rewood & debris) stored underneath your deck • Use metal ashing between the deck and house • If a wildre threatens, place combustible patio furniture and cushions inside your house or garage 5 Gutters Debris in your gutters is a key source of ignition in an ember re. • Routinely remove debris from your gutters • Screen or enclose gutters to prevent accumulation • Use metal gutters, not plastic Embers Are The #1 Threat To Your HomeEmbers are small pieces of burning material that can travel by wind and fall on your home. During a wildre, embers can travel over a mile ahead of a ame front. Thousands of embers can rain down on your home, and if they come in contact with ammable materials, your home could ignite. “Home Hardening” is the process of preparing your home for wildre by addressing the most vulnerable components and retrotting them with re-resistant building materials. Things You Can Do To Harden Your Home
1 Roof Your roof is the most vulnerable part of your home. Homes with wood shake roofs are at high risk for being destroyed during a wildre. • Build your roof or re-roof with Class A re-rated materials • Replace or repair any loose or missing roof tiles to prevent ember penetration • Remove plant debris, such as pine needles, leaves and branches from the roof 2 Vents & Chimneys Vents on chimneys and on your home create openings for ying embers. • Cover all vents with 1/8 inch metal mesh • Install an approved spark arrester on chimney • Protect eaves or cornices with baes to block embers 3 Windows & Skylights Heat from a wildre can cause windows and skylights to break even before the home ignites. This allows burning embers to enter and start res inside. Single-pane windows can easily break from heat exposure. • Install double-paned windows, with one-pane of tempered glass • Replace plastic skylights with types constructed of double-pane glass • Repair or replace damaged or loose window screens and broken windows4 Decks Decks should be built with ignition-resistant, non-combustible materials. • Remove ammable materials (such as rewood & debris) stored underneath your deck • Use metal ashing between the deck and house • If a wildre threatens, place combustible patio furniture and cushions inside your house or garage 5 Gutters Debris in your gutters is a key source of ignition in an ember re. • Routinely remove debris from your gutters • Screen or enclose gutters to prevent accumulation • Use metal gutters, not plastic Embers Are The #1 Threat To Your HomeEmbers are small pieces of burning material that can travel by wind and fall on your home. During a wildre, embers can travel over a mile ahead of a ame front. Thousands of embers can rain down on your home, and if they come in contact with ammable materials, your home could ignite. “Home Hardening” is the process of preparing your home for wildre by addressing the most vulnerable components and retrotting them with re-resistant building materials. Things You Can Do To Harden Your Home
1 Roof Your roof is the most vulnerable part of your home. Homes with wood shake roofs are at high risk for being destroyed during a wildre. • Build your roof or re-roof with Class A re-rated materials • Replace or repair any loose or missing roof tiles to prevent ember penetration • Remove plant debris, such as pine needles, leaves and branches from the roof 2 Vents & Chimneys Vents on chimneys and on your home create openings for ying embers. • Cover all vents with 1/8 inch metal mesh • Install an approved spark arrester on chimney • Protect eaves or cornices with baes to block embers 3 Windows & Skylights Heat from a wildre can cause windows and skylights to break even before the home ignites. This allows burning embers to enter and start res inside. Single-pane windows can easily break from heat exposure. • Install double-paned windows, with one-pane of tempered glass • Replace plastic skylights with types constructed of double-pane glass • Repair or replace damaged or loose window screens and broken windows4 Decks Decks should be built with ignition-resistant, non-combustible materials. • Remove ammable materials (such as rewood & debris) stored underneath your deck • Use metal ashing between the deck and house • If a wildre threatens, place combustible patio furniture and cushions inside your house or garage 5 Gutters Debris in your gutters is a key source of ignition in an ember re. • Routinely remove debris from your gutters • Screen or enclose gutters to prevent accumulation • Use metal gutters, not plastic Embers Are The #1 Threat To Your HomeEmbers are small pieces of burning material that can travel by wind and fall on your home. During a wildre, embers can travel over a mile ahead of a ame front. Thousands of embers can rain down on your home, and if they come in contact with ammable materials, your home could ignite. “Home Hardening” is the process of preparing your home for wildre by addressing the most vulnerable components and retrotting them with re-resistant building materials. Things You Can Do To Harden Your Home
Maintain a Five-Foot Non-Combustible Zone around your Home Reduce Your Risk of Home Ignition During a Wildre Need Expert Guidance? Your local re department or county organization may oer a personal assessment of your home by a qualied professional. If oered, a wildre mitigation specialist will schedule a time to come to your home and provide recommendations of what you can do to reduce the risk of wildre.Learn More About Home Hardening rotarywildreready.com/harden-your-homeVol: 3/2025Graphics & Design by Romberg Designs Pluswww.rotarywildreready.comSMwww.rotarywildfireready.comResearch shows that creation and maintenance of a 5 foot noncombustible area around your home is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your home from embers. Wind-blown embers can accumulate at the base of an exterior wall and ignite combustible debris around your home. To keep re away from your home, maintain a ve foot zone around your foundation. Remove ammable materials and replace with gravel, rock mulch or other nonammable materials. • Remove dead plant materials that have accumulated such as leaves, pine needles and twigs• Remove all ammable vegetation (like Juniper) • Remove wood mulch or woodpiles near your home Research shows that most home ignitions during wildres are caused by embers. You can help reduce the risk of losing your home by hardening your home. Start taking these important steps today. Take Control ofYour Wildre RiskHARDENYOUR HOME
Maintain a Five-Foot Non-Combustible Zone around your Home Reduce Your Risk of Home Ignition During a Wildre Need Expert Guidance? Your local re department or county organization may oer a personal assessment of your home by a qualied professional. If oered, a wildre mitigation specialist will schedule a time to come to your home and provide recommendations of what you can do to reduce the risk of wildre.Learn More About Home Hardening rotarywildreready.com/harden-your-homeVol: 3/2025Graphics & Design by Romberg Designs Pluswww.rotarywildreready.comSMwww.rotarywildfireready.comResearch shows that creation and maintenance of a 5 foot noncombustible area around your home is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your home from embers. Wind-blown embers can accumulate at the base of an exterior wall and ignite combustible debris around your home. To keep re away from your home, maintain a ve foot zone around your foundation. Remove ammable materials and replace with gravel, rock mulch or other nonammable materials. • Remove dead plant materials that have accumulated such as leaves, pine needles and twigs• Remove all ammable vegetation (like Juniper) • Remove wood mulch or woodpiles near your home Research shows that most home ignitions during wildres are caused by embers. You can help reduce the risk of losing your home by hardening your home. Start taking these important steps today. Take Control ofYour Wildre RiskHARDENYOUR HOME