Replace wood or vinyl siding with stucco, metal siding or fiber cement siding.
Remove single paned windows. Replace with WUI compliant tempered glass windows.
Vent Screens should be replaced with manufactured fire rated vents or wire mesh 1/8” or less in diameter.
Keep top of decks, deck grooves, balconies, and stairs clean and free of ignitable materials.
Combustible items such as patio furniture, cushions, mats should be stored indoors during Red Flag Warnings.
Remove combustible material in the first 5’. Place small rock or non-combustible material along foundation/siding close to structure.
Cut annual grasses to 4” in length area 5’ to 30’ from structure.
Limb up tree branches 6-8’ from the ground and separate from structures, rooflines, and chimneys.
Compliant roof examples are metal, composite, asphalt, tile. Should be clean and free of dead leaves or other debris.
Made of metal and covered or clean gutters multiple times per year.
A Wildfire Mitigation Specialist will come to your home for a free assessment of your property. During this evaluation, you will learn where and how your property is most vulnerable to wildfires. We will give you a customized report detailing the most important actions you can take to reduce the spread of wildfire.
Matching Grants!
Following your customized recommendations, you can make improvements to better protect your home and remove hazards that can fuel fires. After your official home assessment, you will become eligible for matching Novato Fire Protection District grants for vegetation management, home hardening or other programs.
We’ve all seen fire spread rapidly through neighborhoods in California in recent years. Wildfire prevention is a shared responsibility. As a community, we can adapt our homes, landscapes and city to make Novato safer from wildfires. We’re in this together!
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