FireSmart Home Owners Manual - Wildfire Management Branch
FireSmart Home Owners Manual - Wildfire Management Branch FireSmart Home Owners Manual - Wildfire Management Branch
8Do Your Own Home andSite Hazard AssessmentAssign yourself the indicated number of points for each assessment area. Thefewer points you get, the more prepared your property is to successfully survivea wildfire. If a question does not apply to your home, score 0.PHOTO: CDFWill your home survive a wildfire?
9Home & Site Hazard AssessmentImportant Characteristics Point YourFactors of Material Rating ScoreWhat kind of roofing If you have asphalt shingles, metal,material do you have? clay tile or ULC rated shakes 0If you haveunrated wooden shakes 30How clean is your roof?No needles, leaves or othercombustible materials 0A scattering of needles and leaves 2Clogged gutters and extensive leaf litter 3What is the exterior of Non-combustible materialyour home built out of? stucco, metal siding, brick 0Logs or heavy timbers 1Wood, vinyl siding or wood shakes 6Are your eaves and vents Closed eaves and vents with 3 mmclosed up and screened? wire mesh 0Closed eaves and vents with no mesh 1Open eaves, open vents 6Have you screened in your All decks, balconies and porches arebalcony, deck or porch? screened or sheathed in with fireresistant material 0All decks, balconies and porches arescreened or sheathed withcombustible material 2Decks, balconies and porches are notscreened or sheathed in 6How fire resistant are your Tempered glass in all doors/windows 0windows and doors? Double pane glass:• Small/Medium 1• Large 2Single pane glass:• Small/Medium 2• Large 4Where is your woodpile More than 10 metres from anylocated? building 0Less than 10 metres fromany building 6Is your home set back Building is located on the bottomfrom the edge of a slope? or lower portion of a hill. 0Building located on the mid toupper portion or crest of a hill 6
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- Page 8 and 9: 6Don’t Be the Cause of a Wildfire
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- Page 14 and 15: 12Emergency Phone NumbersFind and c
- Page 16: To reporta forestfire call:1-800-66
8Do Your Own <strong>Home</strong> andSite Hazard AssessmentAssign yourself the indicated number of points for each assessment area. Thefewer points you get, the more prepared your property is to successfully survivea wildfire. If a question does not apply to your home, score 0.PHOTO: CDFWill your home survive a wildfire?
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