Home Hardening: Online Resources
Additional information for hardening your home
Additional Home-Hardening Information
NFPA video Your Home Can Survive a Wildfire with Dr. Jack Cohen
United Policyholders Fire-Resistant Building Materials for New Construction
Landscaping and Defensible Space
Articles
NPR on fireproofing costs: Fireproofing Your Home isn’t Very Expensive but Few States Require It
Headwater Economics article on three different levels of wildfire resistance and their requirements and costs
California Insurance Standards
Wildfire Prepared Home Standards
Learn how homeowners can get Insurance Industry certification for having done wildfire preparation.Complete Wildfire Prepared Home Homeowner’s Requirements Guide (downloadable PDF)
Safer From Wildfire
Standards for wildfire readiness developed by the CA Insurance Commissioner, and a link to related insurance savingsNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Fire Hazard Mitigation Methodology
See the tables starting at page 67, Component b for a guide to making home wildfire-readiness improvements.