Protect Your Home From a Fire

9/2/2019 (Permalink)

If You Are Certain That You Have Time, Take Steps to Protect Your Home

Inside:

• Close windows, vents, doors, Venetian blinds or non-combustible window coverings and heavy drapes.Remove lightweight curtains.
• Shut off gas at the meter.Turn off pilot lights.
• Open fireplace damper.Close fireplace screens.
• Move flammable furniture into the center of the home away from windows and sliding-glass doors.
• Turn on a light in each room to increase the visibility of your home in heavy smoke.  

Outside:

• Seal attic and ground vents with pre-cut plywood or commercial seals.
• Turn off propane tanks.
• Place combustible patio furniture inside.
• Connect the garden hose to outside taps.
• Set up the portable gasoline-powered pump.
• Place lawn sprinklers on the roof and near above-ground fuel tanks.Wet the roof.
• Wet or remove shrubs within 15 feet of the home.
• Gather fire tools.

Source: https://www.arcadiaca.gov/government/city-departments/fire-department/emergency-preparedness-prepare-socal/brush-fire-preparedness