Saturday, May 1st is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day!
Please help us celebrate by making your home and our community a little bit safer. Listed below are a few ways to help defend your home from embers and radiant heat, greatly increasing your home’s chance of surviving a wildfire.
- Clean roofs and gutters. Dead leaves, debris and pine needles can catch embers.
- Clean debris from exterior attic vents.
- Move flammable materials away from wall exteriors- mulch, flammable plants, leaves and needles, firewood piles- anything that can burn.
- Remove anything stored underneath decks or porches.
- Replace or repair any shingles or roof tiles that are loose or missing, to prevent ember penetration.
- Install 1/8-inch metal mesh screening in your exterior vents to keep embers from passing through the vents and into the eaves.
- Repair or replace damaged or loose window screens and any broken windows.
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