Lots of good tips here, as A firefighter myself I have seen reducing the number of trees on your immediate property, the 10-ft rule, short and watered grass, or no grass being a big factor. Another factor that really helps is not having brush or fuel for the fire next to your home. Metal roofs work the best, composite siding, part of the reason pole barns survive so well is it's all around metal siding.
@j.b.22633 жыл бұрын
And clean your rain gutters at least at the start of fire season. Its incredible the amount of houses that would go untouched yet have burnt do to the amount of fuel in the rain gutters.
@theviking28774 жыл бұрын
If you live near the force, collect rain waters. Get cisterns with at least 20,000 gallon capacity. Have the tank full during fire season and use up the water to wet everything down during a fire.
@ryve45234 жыл бұрын
Don't forget to get a pump with multiple hose connections so people can help spray everything
@KieraCameron5142 жыл бұрын
When I have my house built, I want to build it with a steel frame, masonry exterior, and cement fiber board interior walls to protect from fires starting from the inside or from the outside. Where I live doesn't have a major wildfire hazard because it rains a lot here and the forests are mostly deciduous hardwood and we get nearly no dry lightning, but still fires can starts from the inside.
@greengay49244 жыл бұрын
My dad and I have been doing this for years we have at least 200 feet of our so called “safety zones” our first line of defense tho is a thick fresh line of blackberry bushes that have stopped the Eagle Creek fire from burning into our land a few years back. This man is lucky tho especially since he has a pond right there. He can hook up a water pump and connect a fire hose to help protect his property Incase of a fire.
@ChiDuly4 жыл бұрын
Ahh so blackberry bushes are a good barrier? i didnt know this. I was getting mixed answers about this on google. My whole backline of my property is blackberry bushes. good to know.
@greengay49244 жыл бұрын
Chi Duly yes it depends. The eagle creek fire started in September. And our blackberry bushes were super fresh. So the fire was slowed down a lot for fire crews to spray water on it.
@notoriousresearcher8 ай бұрын
These are helpful but mostly applicable to rural properties with huge lots. Are there some additional tips for protecting suburban homes in closer proximity to each other with smaller lots?
@BoBoThePyro Жыл бұрын
Put sprinkler on roof, turn on leave house.
@edwinaxel30864 жыл бұрын
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@frankblangeard88654 жыл бұрын
People know about these things to do. They just don't do them. It takes money and/or hard work.