Your Home Can Survive a Wildfire

[Wrightwood]

All homeowners should take a few minutes to see this video.

Can your home survive a wildfire? Dr. Jack Cohen thinks so. He demonstrates in simple terms how Your Home Can Survive a Wildfire based on recent findings with home ignitions from embers. Dr. Cohen's extensive research into why some homes burn and some survive in extreme wildfires is highlighted as well.

The entire video is 13 minutes long and by applying these simple steps your home can survive.

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[Jim Wilkins]

Jack Cohen is an amazing guy who has made his life's work studying wildfire and how folks can protect their homes.  Good info in the video and we've seen it time and time again with those who followed it and those who didn't. 

[Jim Wilkins]

Here is an informational article from the Billings Gazette about a home surviving a fast moving timber fire in Montana.

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/defensible-space-around-hamilton-home-helps-save-it-from-sunday/article_7b3fa003-8914-5257-ade2-2f81e523d848.html

[Wrightwood]

Please don't miss watching this video

[tcaarabians]

Wrightwood.. For some reason the video screen is showing black on my computer and there is no "play" button. Could you post it again? thx. cheryl o7o

[Wrightwood]

Here's the direct YouTube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL_syp1ZScM

[tcaarabians]

Thanks Wrigtwood, I just watched the video and I learned a few things.. like flammable lawn chairs by the house and more. Thank you for posting this.
cheryl o7o

[Chris_W6NOB]

Very informative! Thank you for posting it. While I thought I had a good understanding of these concepts, I learned a lot and will proceed to implement the lessons learned.

I would encourage all residents of our community to give it a look.

Thanks again for providing the YouTube link.

Chris_W6NOB (former working weekender, now retired full timer!)

[Wrightwood]

Chris I couldn't agree more. It's the little things that homeowners can do to prevent flying embers from starting fine fuels around the house.

We just checked on a neighbors house and they left windows open and evacuated. Blowing embers could burn right through the fiber glass window screen and land on carpeting or a couch.

[Surfer_Dude]

https://content.usaa.com/mcontent/static_assets/Media/wds_authorization.pdf?cacheid=4213453624_p
Wildfire protection service: Link is if  you have USAA. I am sure other insurers have this program as well.  They are on site guarding my house and others in the neighborhood and prepared to retardant gel coat it. They come in and move flammables away, such as barbecue propane tanks, last big fire near the house my neighbors house was gel coated.