Reference
Description
Webpage with data on the 20 largest wildfires in California that occurred between the year 1932 and present day.
Reference
Description
A factsheet that provides information and requirements for emergency water supplies for firefighting in Boulder County, Colorado.
Reference
Description
A San Diego County standard outlining the requirements for installing fire protection water tanks.
Reference
Description
Brochure for utility customers describing installation of an excess flow valve to automatically shut off natural gas flow into a home in the event of a gas line rupture.
Reference
Description
California State Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 8, Article 3, listing requirements for plumbing contractors.
Video
Description
Video discussing effective methods to landscape homes for wildfire and high winds from FLASH Strong Home recommendations.
Reference
Description
Webpage from FireSafe Marin explaining the different landscaping strategies near homes to lower the risk of a home's ignition from wildfire.
Video
Description
Video presentation from the University of Nevada - Reno explaining how wildfires typically ignite structures and specific home retrofits homeowners can do to mitigate damage to their homes.
Video
Description
Video from National Fire Protection Association dispelling myths about how wildfires usually ignite structures and explaining how fires typically do burn structures.
Video
Description
Video presentation explaining how homeowners can protect their property and home from wildfire ignition through defensible space and home retrofits.
Reference
Description
Fact sheet providing a reference for the different types of fire pumps and fire pump drivers.
Reference
Description
Factsheet describing defensible space and wildfire risk reduction steps that homeowners can take to make their homes safer during a wildfire.
Reference
Description
Description webpage providing information about home fire safety during sever weather for consumers.
Reference
Description
Web page providing statistics on weather related fatalities and injuries.
Reference
Description
Brochure describing multiple earthquake safety measures for homeowners to take, including home reinforcement, exterior maintenance, and recovery tips.
Reference
Description
Newsletter reviewing federal disaster policy, the research basis for resilience, and three models of building resilient communities.
Reference
Description
Literature review from NFPA on the use of insulation to protect the piping in home fire sprinkler systems from freezing conditions.
Reference
Description
Webpage describing the safety hazards associated with natural gas and tips on how to avoid these hazards by a step process of turning off natural gas service to a home and restoring service afterwards.
Reference
Description
Document explaining requirements and recommendations for defensible space, with a focus on sloped vegetation.
Reference
Description
A guide for designers, architects, engineers, and fire experts on how to design rainscreen and ventilated cavities such that they don’t contribute to the spread of a fire.
Reference
Description
An example of a commercially available thermally expansive fire stopping product for controlling the spread of fires in a rainscreen cavity.
Video
Description
Video showing how to prevent post-earthquake fires from appliances shifting during seismic activity per FLASH Strong Home guidelines.
Reference
Description
List of guidelines for plants and their fire resistance from FIRESafe Marin.
Video
Description
Video presentation from the University of Nevada - Reno showing how to prepare a home and attached structures such as decks, surrounded by sagebrush for wildfires through steps such as defensible space, land maintenance, and materials selection.
Video
Description
Video from CNBC and IBHS explaining how wildfires are becoming more common and how using tactics from IBHS can protect homes moving forward.
Video
Description
Video presentation explaining how communities need to maintain vegetation near buildings and wildland areas by implementing successful defensible space.
Video
Description
A video providing a brief overview of NFPA Standard 13D.
Reference
Description
Webpage that providing designation program enables homeowners to take preventative measures for their home and yard to protect against wildfire.
Reference
Description
A guideline containing fire sprinkler insulation requirements from the Prescott, Arizona Fire Department.
Reference
Description
Fact sheet describing guidance for choosing appropriate materials and using proper construction practices when rebuilding, repairing, or renovating a home to increase its resistance to fires.