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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 a gasket around the plumbing vent stack in the exterior top plate

Install a gasket around the plumbing vent stack in the exterior top plate
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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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Install WaterSense® labeled showerheads which can reduce water use in the shower by 20 percent.

Install WaterSense® labeled showerheads which can reduce water use in the shower by 20 percent.
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Installation of 50,000 Gallon Pioneer® Water Tank

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Integrate pre-formed vent pipe flashing, shingle-fashion, with roofing underlayment and shingles

Integrate pre-formed vent pipe flashing, shingle-fashion, with roofing underlayment and shingles
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Integrated collector storage (ICS) on roof

Integrated collector storage (ICS) on roof
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Integrated collector storage (ICS) passive solar hot water system

Integrated collector storage (ICS) passive solar hot water system
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Karuna Passive House Domestic Hot Water System

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Leaky faucets lead to wasted water.

Leaky faucets lead to wasted water.
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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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Manifold plumbing layout - plumbing diagram.

Manifold plumbing layout - plumbing diagram.
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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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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes: Stillwater Ranch, San Antonio, TX

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NFPA 13D-Life Safety System