Wildfire season is here!
Is your home as safe as it could be?
A reminder to WPRA members and friends:

Most homes destroyed in wind-driven wildfires are caused by embers carried long distances to your roof, deck, rain gutters, onto wood mulch surrounding your home or embers that float into your attic through vents. To increase your home's chances of surviving a ground fire, start with the following critical changes.

  • Above all, your roof should be ember-resistant.
  • Clear all debris from rain gutters, and consider covering them.
  • Install 1/8th inch wire mesh in all your attic and under house vents.
  • Clear all wood, mulch and other flammable material from within five feet of your home.
  • Cut tree limbs back at least 10 feet from your home.
  • Use fire resistant materials and baffles to prevent embers from gathering under the eaves of your roof.
  • Cover chimney tops and stove pipes with ¼" wire mesh and install spark arrestors.
  • Trim shrubs away from windows or replace them with succulents.
  • Move flammable materials away from patios and decks, and enclose the underside with fire resistant material.
  • If building or replacing a deck, use heavy timber or fire-resistant material.

But wait! There's more!

For expanded and detailed home fire safety information, visit University of California Extension – Fire in California and also download the Fire Safety Council’s brochure, How Homes Catch Fire .
And when you need to evacuate...
A fire is two blocks away or the earth starts shaking and electric power is gone! You need a Plan A: a Go-Bag for getting away fast, and also a Plan B: a Survival Kit of Supplies for extended days outside your home.

For information about how to stock your Go-Bag for emergency evacuations, click HERE .

For instructions on how to build your Red Cross survival preparedness kit, click HERE .

AND DON'T FORGET!

Keep your car's gas tank at least half full all the time, and when you can, turn your home's exterior gas valve OFF.
-- 7/22/2020. Co-editors Avram Gold, Dan Beal and Chuck Hudson --
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