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Home Flood Recovery - Do More Than Restore

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Homeowners in remote areas may choose to install their own cisterns to provide water for fire suppression in case of wildfires.

Homeowners in remote areas may choose to install their own cisterns to provide water for fire suppression in case of wildfires.
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Homes located in the Wildland Urban Interface should be designed and constructed with fire resistance in mind.

Homes located in the Wildland Urban Interface should be designed and constructed with fire resistance in mind.
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Homes sited on hills in wildfire prone areas should be set back at least 50 feet from downslope wildland vegetation.

Homes sited on hills in wildfire prone areas should be set back at least 50 feet from downslope wildland vegetation.
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How do homes burn down in wildfires?

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How to make your home FireWise

How to make your home FireWise
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How to Manually Close a Main Gas Shutoff Valve

How to Manually Close a Main Gas Shutoff Valve
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How to Prevent Post Earthquake Fires

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How to Reset Your Earthquake Gas Shut-Off Valve (Little Firefighter- AGV Series)

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How Vulnerable is Your Home to a Wildfire?

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If your home doesn't ignite it can't burn

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In this IBHS Research Center test of two homes exposed to flying embers and high winds, the home with wood siding and a wood door went up in flames, the home with fiber cement siding and a metal door suffered little damage.

In this IBHS Research Center test of two homes exposed to flying embers and high winds, the home with wood siding and a wood door went up in flames, the home with fiber cement siding and a metal door suffered little damage.
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Install birdstop at the eave in tile roofs to minimize the accumulation of debris, a fire hazard, at the roof edge.

Install birdstop at the eave in tile roofs to minimize the accumulation of debris, a fire hazard, at the roof edge.
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Installation of 50,000 Gallon Pioneer® Water Tank

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Interior and exterior safe room locations for slab-on-grade foundations.

Interior and exterior safe room locations for slab-on-grade foundations.
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Likely amount of time and radiant heat exposure at which different types of window glass would break at 30 feet from the edge of a wildfire.

Likely amount of time and radiant heat exposure at which different types of window glass would break at 30 feet from the edge of a wildfire.
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Living With Fire in the Big Sagebrush/Bitterbrush Environment

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Living With Fire in the Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

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Make the right choices to make a home’s exterior more resistant to wildfire.

Make the right choices to make a home’s exterior more resistant to wildfire.
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Metal hat channel provides a drainage gap of 1 inch between fiber-cement siding and mineral wool continuous insulation.

Metal hat channel provides a drainage gap of 1 inch between fiber-cement siding and mineral wool continuous insulation.
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Minimum horizontal clearance between trees and plants on various slopes for wildfire resistance

Minimum horizontal clearance between trees and plants on various slopes for wildfire resistance
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Minimum vertical clearance between trees and plants for wildfire resistance

Minimum vertical clearance between trees and plants for wildfire resistance
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National Fire Prevention Education Teams

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NFPA 13D-Life Safety System