Set Your Home up for Success: Quick Tips
- Bring in flammable items (patio furniture, mats, toys, trash cans, etc.)
- Turn off propane tanks and move portable tanks away from structures
- Connect garden hoses to outside water valves for firefighters to use
- Fill buckets with water and place them around the outside of the house
- Turn off sprinklers to save neighborhood/property water pressure
- Turn on lights outside and inside for firefighter visibility in smoke or darkness
- Shut windows and doors, but leave them unlocked
- Remove lightweight curtains and flammable window shades
- Move flammable furniture away from windows and doors
- Shut of gas at the meter; turn off pilot lights
- Shut off A/C and ventilation systems
- Place ladders to the corner of your roof for firefighters to quickly gain access
- Back your vehicle into the driveway for quick departure
Prepare your home before the wildfire strikes
Flying embers from a wildfire can destroy homes up to a mile away. Taking the necessary measures to harden (prepare) your home can help increase its chance of survival when wildfire strikes.
For 10 Low-Cost Retrofits to Your Home visit readyforwildfire.org
