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Installing an automatic gas shutoff valve

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Insulating a crawlspace foundation with “cripple wall” in warm climates; in Climate Zones 5+ replace the foil- or plastic-faced fiberglass batt/roll insulation with impermeable rigid insulation or closed-cell spray polyurethane foam

Insulating a crawlspace foundation with “cripple wall” in warm climates; in Climate Zones 5+ replace the foil- or plastic-faced fiberglass batt/roll insulation with impermeable rigid insulation or closed-cell spray polyurethane foam
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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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IRC Prescriptive Wall Bracing Methods, adapted from IRC Table R602.10.4

IRC Prescriptive Wall Bracing Methods, adapted from IRC Table R602.10.4
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Is Your House Earthquake Proof?

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Joist straps or hangers and metal connector plates can reinforce a post-and-pier foundation against seismic movement

Joist straps or hangers and metal connector plates can reinforce a post-and-pier foundation against seismic movement
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Know More Risk: Seismic Gas Shutoff Valves

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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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Locations for earthquake anchorage of masonry chimney at exterior house wall.

Locations for earthquake anchorage of masonry chimney at exterior house wall.
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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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Maximum spacing between braced wall lines, Table R602.10.1.3 in the IRC

Maximum spacing between braced wall lines, Table R602.10.1.3 in the IRC
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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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Nailing and ridge ventilation for roof sheathing used as a structural diaphragm in high-wind and seismic hazard areas.

Nailing and ridge ventilation for roof sheathing used as a structural diaphragm in high-wind and seismic hazard areas.
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National Fire Prevention Education Teams

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NFPA 13D-Life Safety System

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Pacific Northwest is Earthquake Country

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Part 4 -Installation of a 30,000-gallon Fire Protection Storage Water Tank - Gamber, Maryland 2018

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Plan view showing seismic strengthening of brick wall by anchoring the embedded wood floor joists with solid wood blocks attached to the floor joists with steel angles and to the masonry wall with through-wall anchors and steel plates

Plan view showing seismic strengthening of brick wall by anchoring the embedded wood floor joists with solid wood blocks attached to the floor joists with steel angles and to the masonry wall with through-wall anchors and steel plates
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Plywood or OSB shear wall panels help the wind to resist the compression, tension, and shear forces of high winds and earthquakes

Plywood or OSB shear wall panels help the wind to resist the compression, tension, and shear forces of high winds and earthquakes
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Possible failure scenarios due to house sitting on poorly braced and secured cripple wall

Possible failure scenarios due to house sitting on poorly braced and secured cripple wall