Videos

Video from National Fire Protection Association highlighting 5 key areas that can ignite a structure, including site, openings, vents, and materials recommendations.

Video demonstration of proper concrete or clay tile roofing, including underlayment per Weather Proofing America guidelines.

Video interview explaining some basic guidelines to make your home more ready for severe weather for under $10,000. Recommendations from FLASH Strong Homes.

Video interview explaining the use of Simpson Strong Tie connectors for making walls and roofs more disaster resistant at a price of under $10,000. Recommendations from FLASH Strong Homes program.

Video from PG&E outlining building material-related steps to take to take to lower the risk of home ignition during a fire.

Video presentation describing wood framing design to withstand extreme forces from severe weather.

Video explaining additional steps not covered by roofers that homeowners should take to fortify their roofs to comply with IBHS guidelines.

Video describing best practices when installing sheathing for new roofs in high wind and hail areas to comply with IBHS Fortified Home guidelines.

Video showing how to protect your home against both earthquakes and high winds and how similar design strategies can work for both events per FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.

Video showing how to protect your home via Huber ZIP System Roof Sealing and Tape from moisture problems arising from high wind or hurricane damage per FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.

Video presentation covering seismic and wind design for wood-framed structures on the topics of load path continuity, building codes, and shear wall design alternatives.

Video presentation providing top-to-bottom overview of wind-resistant construction methods for wood-framed structures using past weather disturbances to illustrate points.

Video that describes the roof shape that best stands up to high wind conditions (from the exhibition Designing for Disaster at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Video showing why having a FORTIFIED roof is important for water resistance from IBHS FORTIFIED Home standards.

Video from National Fire Protection Association looking into construction differences of homes that survived fires versus those that did not. Part 1 of 2.

Video from National Fire Protection Association looking into construction differences of homes that survived fires versus those that did not. Part 2 of 2.

Video from PublicResourceOrg showing which materials are the most and least likely to ignite from embers during a wildfire.

Video presentation from the National Fire Protection Association with Dr. Jack Cohen, a fire science researcher with the USDA Forest Service, explaining steps to take to protect critical parts of a home from igniting due to flames and embers.