Protect Your Home

Fires, Earthquakes, Floods, Tornadoes, and other natural disasters take many people by surprise.  It is important to have a plan and know what to do if your community is struck by a natural disaster.  A disaster plan, an Emergency Preparedness kit (Video), and a good insurance policy are important things to consider to prepare for natural disasters.

Protecting your home from Wild-Fires

Wildfires can be incredibly destructive when they sweep through a community. With proper design and maintenance of your landscaping, you can create a defensible space that slows or prevents a fire from reaching your home. There are also design and maintenance options to prevent your house from catching fire should a fire reach your home.

Preventing house fires

Smoke Detectors (Video)

Fire Safety in the Home (Video)

Get a Good Insurance Policy

When a fire or natural disaster hits, sometimes there is little you can do to protect your home.  An insurance policy can reduce the burden in the case of damage to your home or the total loss of a home.  Each insurance policy is different.  Some policies exclude flood, earthquake, and other natural disasters and a supplemental insurance policy is necessary.  Ask your insurance agent about what you policy covers and what it dose not cover. 

When you get an insurance quote, consider adding supplemental insurance coverage to protect against natural disasters not covered under the basic policy.

Other Fire Prevention Resources

Cal Fire - Is your home ready?

Homeowners Wildfire Assessment tool (UC Berkeley)

Homeowner’s Wildfire Mitigation Guide (University of California)

Fire Wise

Fire Zone

eXtension Wildfire Information Network

Fire Safe Council

Center for Fire Research and Outreach

American Canyon Fire Department Safety Videos