Wildfire is Coming
Are You Ready?
​The orange and the red areas you see on this map are the "high" and "very high" wildfire risk designations for Marin County. Very high risk areas have grown by over 25% in the last several years. Are you prepared for inevitable wildfire?
Beyond the inconceivable risk of losing your home, the threat of wildfire is having cascading effects for homeowners like cancelled insurance policies and rising premiums, falling property values and new regulations around real estate transfers.
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Wildfire risk mitigation is not a silver bullet but there are budget friendly, proactive steps Home Wildfire Defender can show you to reduce your risk, manage new wildfire regulations and harden your home against destructive wildfire.
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It all starts with a property inspection and report.
Some Quick Facts
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In wildfire conditions 90% of home ignitions come from embers
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Wind blown embers can travel over two miles ahead of a wildfire starting spot fires well in front of the original fire's head
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Embers can enter your home through vents and start fires from the inside of you home out
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Climate change is increasing the ferocity and destructive potential of wildfires
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Wildfires travel significantly faster uphill
So What Can I Do?
