Re: OT California wildfires...fireproof your house

Posted by Matt on October 27, 2003 at 15:09:37 from (66.181.93.138):

In Reply to: OT California wildfires...fireproof your house/tra posted by 26Red on October 27, 2003 at 14:35:42:

-- Get rid of wood shingles. Asphalt, steel, or for god's sake it's California, go with Terra Cotta
-- Cut back the trees & brush around your home
-- Make sure you clean out debris (leaves, dry grass) near the home.
-- Make sure openings (eaves, foundation vents) have good screens on them to keep burning debris from blowing inside.
-- And for the serious DIY firefighter, a swimming pool, a pump from Northern Hydraulics, 150' of 1.5" hose and some Barricade Gel -- http://www.barricadegel.com/comm-frames3.htm. You don't stay and fight -- you soak your house and surrounding area down before fleeing. The Gel is even stickier (but more costly) than the compressed-air foam mixes the fire department will use on homes they think have the brush cut back enough to be "defensible".

For a more thorough discussion, http://www.firesafeidyllwild.org/firesafeweb/firesafe.html

Matt

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