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Wildfire Embers, Defensible Space, Hardening Your Home

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Wildfire Protection for Your Home

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Wildfire protection tips in WA state

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Wildfire Risk map of the United States

Wildfire Risk map of the United States
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Wildfire: Prevent Home Ignition P.1

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Wildfire: Prevent Home Ignition P.2

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Wildfire! Preventing Home Ignitions

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Wildfires across the United States claimed 10.12 million acres and 17,904 structures, including 9,700 homes in 2020

Wildfires across the United States claimed 10.12 million acres and 17,904 structures, including 9,700 homes in 2020
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Windblown embers and firebrands are the most common cause of structural fires in wildfires, followed by fires started by radiant heat igniting surfaces or breaking windows and allowing embers in, followed by direct flame contact

Windblown embers and firebrands are the most common cause of structural fires in wildfires, followed by fires started by radiant heat igniting surfaces or breaking windows and allowing embers in, followed by direct flame contact
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Winter Fire Safety: Homeowner Education

Winter Fire Safety: Homeowner Education
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Winter Fire Safety: Portable Generators and Winter Storms

Winter Fire Safety: Portable Generators and Winter Storms
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Wood decks that extend over vegetated slopes are very vulnerable to ignition by approaching wildfires.

Wood decks that extend over vegetated slopes are very vulnerable to ignition by approaching wildfires.
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Wrong - Airborne embers can float into holes in damaged vent screens and ignite flammable items in the house or accumulated debris in the vent.

Wrong - Airborne embers can float into holes in damaged vent screens and ignite flammable items in the house or accumulated debris in the vent.
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Wrong - An open eave with no soffit covering can trap rising hot air and embers from a wildfire.

Wrong - An open eave with no soffit covering can trap rising hot air and embers from a wildfire.
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Wrong - Debris in these open gutters can ignite from wind-borne embers and lead to ignition of the roof or fascia board; use leaf screens to keep debris out of gutters in wildfire-prone areas.

Wrong - Debris in these open gutters can ignite from wind-borne embers and lead to ignition of the roof or fascia board; use leaf screens to keep debris out of gutters in wildfire-prone areas.
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Wrong - Displaced concrete tiles can allow ember entry.

Wrong - Displaced concrete tiles can allow ember entry.
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Wrong - If the soffit is applied directly to the rafter eave, it forms a sloping soffit, which creates a pocket that can trap hot air and embers from a wildfire.

Wrong - If the soffit is applied directly to the rafter eave, it forms a sloping soffit, which creates a pocket that can trap hot air and embers from a wildfire.
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Wrong - Roofs with complex geometries are more susceptible to ignition during a wildfire because they offer more places for burning embers to become lodged.

Wrong - Roofs with complex geometries are more susceptible to ignition during a wildfire because they offer more places for burning embers to become lodged.
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Wrong – A clothes dryer that vents to the crawlspace can contribute moisture to the crawlspace; this can result in damp, molding, and rotting insulation

Wrong – A clothes dryer that vents to the crawlspace can contribute moisture to the crawlspace; this can result in damp, molding, and rotting insulation
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Wrong – Airborne embers can float into holes in damaged vent screens and ignite flammable items in the house or accumulated debris in the vent.

Wrong – Airborne embers can float into holes in damaged vent screens and ignite flammable items in the house or accumulated debris in the vent.
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Wrong – An open and/or sloped soffit can trap heat and burning embers as a wildfire approaches, increasing the risk of ignition of the structure.

Wrong – An open and/or sloped soffit can trap heat and burning embers as a wildfire approaches, increasing the risk of ignition of the structure.
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Wrong – Combustible debris under this deck ignited and led to the destruction of the deck.

Wrong – Combustible debris under this deck ignited and led to the destruction of the deck.
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Wrong – Combustible materials near a deck can ignite the deck and the home.

Wrong – Combustible materials near a deck can ignite the deck and the home.
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Wrong – Conventional wood deck risks ignition from embers falling on the surface or from unmaintained vegetation burning below.

Wrong – Conventional wood deck risks ignition from embers falling on the surface or from unmaintained vegetation burning below.