Defensible Space
More than dirt and gravel!
Studies have shown that you can have healthy, vibrant and water-rich landscapes which offer superb fire and ember protection.
Home Hardening involves removing fuels surrounding your home.
Ember Protection
Keeping out the red devils
We know up to 90-percent of WUI house fire losses are caused by burning embers igniting your attic and crawl space, or sneaking through small cracks. Let's make your home a robust defensible home, for less cost.
Heat Protection
Stop house-to-house ignition
When a neighbor's home or vegetation is within 30-feet, your home is susceptible to radiant heat ignition. Go beyond Home Hardening and deploy a Linear Water Curtain using sprinklers or fan nozzles to protect these exposures. Its the same technology used INSIDE commercial buildings.
active fire protection
Water puts out fire--Who knew?
Your swimming pool has the equivalent of 50 fire engines! Our active fire suppression equipment can be set up ahead of evacuation to drench your neighborhood and save landscapes.
Fire Day Prep
Triage your property before evacuating
Prepared homes are easier for firefighters to defend. Learn what to do in the days, hours or even minutes ahead of evacuation.
Evacuation Strategies
Survival is more important than any property
Plan ahead by building a GO-Bag for family and pets, and learn multiple escape routes to evade fire from our fire experts.
USEFUL LINKS
Community Involvement
Education is key! Robust Home Defense is spreading the word that you don't have to be a victim to wildfire! Home hardening and defensible space give you a buffer from fire, but only WATER puts out embers that can destroy your home.
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Have a plan with your neighbors to save your homes, your community!
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Create a "Water Sharing Agreement" to leverage available water
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Have a plan to help protect neighboring properties
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Identify and Evacuate the most in need early
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Assist neighbors who have large animals that may need help
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Plan multiple evacuation routes and alternatives if primary road is blocked
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Learn what to do if you are trapped and cannot safely evacuate
Water Storage Alternatives
A pool is a luxury item, until you need stored water. Then your pool can save your home, property and maybe even your life. But consider these alternatives to a swimming pool:
Emergency Storage
When money is tight, you can build a temporary water storage pond in a low spot or dug-out area in your yard. Use 6 mil poly sheeting or buy more durable pond liner online. Be sure to add 2 feet around the edges to anchor the liner with dirt or rocks.
Find a spot where you can store at least 2,500 gallons of water at a depth of 18-inches.
To store 2,500 gallons, you'll need a depression that covers 225 square feet for 18-inch storage. This is a square about 15x15 feet.
To store 5,000 gallons, 450 square feet is needed, or an area about 21x21-feet.
Permanent Storage
Ponds, lakes and streams are valuable resources if you have them. A typical 5,000 gallon tank will cost about $6,000. Above ground pools are inexpensive and hold over 5,000 gallons such as this one from Costco, which is less than $800.
For tanks and pools, order a 2-1/2 inch bulkhead fitting and install a ball valve and male NH fitting on the side near the bottom for fire department access. To connect only our FyreWagon suction hose, you'll need an adapter and female 2 inch Camlock fitting.
Seasonal Storage
We first saw this product on jobsites where concrete and contaminated liquids were stored. When asked how it could be adapted for water storage, they quickly went to work to build us a custom version with a heavy-duty 4-inch valve connection and two sizes to suit our needs.
You simply unfold the container and start filling it up. It is self-supported and requires no tools. The heat-welded seams and heavy-duty construction holds up to abuse and resists punctures. Just throw a chlorine tablet in every couple of weeks and store water throughout the fire season. Then, drain and store for the next season. You can cover it with a tarp to keep out debris if deploying it all season.
Robust Home Defense offers 2,500 and 5,000 gallon sizes.
We deliver these containers already equipped with the necessary fittings to connect directly to our FyreWagon system. Order Now!
The Water Sharing Agreement
A typical swimming pool holds the equivalent of 50 fire trucks, and is right at the fire scene to be quickly used. Consider sharing this incredible resource with a neighbor by using our "Water Sharing Agreement". Consider these facts:
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It's free! You can share equipment resources, manpower or provide compensation if water is used
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Reduce house-to-house ignition
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An adjacent structure produces 200x more heat energy than a wildfire
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An adjacent structure produces 10x more embers
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Your neighbor helps protect your home when you are away
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You help protect your neighbor's home
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A Water Sharing Agreement spells out all options and liabilities
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Mutual Aid between neighbors leverages resources, creates redundancy
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You both receive higher FireRisk Insurance scores-potentially lower insurance costs!