Wildfire Protection Starts Here
Understanding the Wildfire Risk
Wildfires don’t always destroy homes with a wall of flames. In many cases, the real danger comes from burning embers carried by the wind. Those embers can enter small gaps around roofs, vents, windows, or decks and start a fire quietly, long before the main fire is anywhere nearby. This is why understanding how wildfires spread and where your home may be exposed is among the most important steps you can take to reduce risk before fire season arrives.
Wildfire Education
Get information on various topics covering how wildfires affect structures and how you can reduce exposure through design and material choices.
Wildfire Defense Products
As your trusted wildfire hub, we offer fire safety products that are built to perform reliably and last longer than typical mass-produced items.
We manufacture a complete range of fire-resistant ventilation solutions, including eave, soffit, gable, foundation, dormer, and retrofit vents. These vents are ASTM-tested and comply with wildland-urban interface codes.
Wildfire Protection Applications
To achieve maximum resilience against wildfires, it is important to understand how specific home-hardening applications work in tandem with the immediate, intermediate, and extended defense zones of your property.
Roofline Protection
Our roof vents and gutter protection are designed to stop embers from accumulating or penetrating one of the most vulnerable areas of the home, the roof. Keeping embers out of the gutter and attic is critical during wildfire.Soffits & Eaves
Whether your eaves are open or enclosed soffits, your roof over hangs are some of the most vulnerable areas of your home – and they need to be protected from ember and flame attacks.Foundation & Crawlspace
Foundation vents, access vents, are often attacked first during ember storms. Protect these areas with wildfire rated EmberMesh™, EmberVent™ or flame and ember safe vents.Attics & Gables
Attics are a naturally vulnerable area to ember intrusion. Embers entering through gable vent and into the attic can easily ignite the home from the inside out. Proper airflow and ember protection are a must for a healthy attic.Zone 0
This is the most critical area directly surrounding your home. It should be free of combustible materials, including mulch, leaves, and debris.Zone 1
This zone focuses on reducing fuel sources and maintaining spacing between vegetation. Trees and shrubs should be trimmed and separated to prevent fire from spreading easily.Zone 2
The extended zone is designed to slow wildfire spread and reduce its intensity before it reaches the home. Vegetation management, debris removal, and strategic spacing are key.Technical Resources
Wildfire protection depends on trusted standards, building codes, and industry guidelines that help improve fire safety and reduce structural risk. These technical resources help you better understand material selection, safer construction practices, and stronger wildfire resilience strategies for homes and buildings in fire-prone areas.
