Presentation - Firewise USA PresentationSafer From Wildfires
The Nation’s First Wildfire Safety Regulation to Help
Drive Down Cost of Insurance
Poway’s Fire Hazard
•The Very High Fire Hazard Severity
Zone is a science-based hazard
assessment.
•Includes 75% of Poway including
over 4,600 homes.
•Evaluates hazard, not risk and does
not consider mitigation measures.
•Flying embers are the cause of up
to 90% of homes destroyed by
wildfire.
•Science has found that the first
five feet surrounding your home is
the most important defensible
space.
Evolving Science
•Wildfire risk models must take into
account mitigation factors.
•Every action under Safer From
Wildfires will qualify for an
insurance discount. By doing more,
you can save more.
Reduce Risk, Reduce Cost
•Class-A fire rated roof
•Ember- and fire-resistant vents
•Non-combustible materials at base
of exterior walls
•Enclosed eaves
•Double-paned windows
Protect Your Home
•5-foot ember resistant zone,
including fencing (“Zone 0”)
•Cleared vegetation, weeds, and
debris from under decks
•Removal of combustible sheds and
other outbuildings to at least a
distance of 30 feet
•Defensible space compliant
Protect the Immediate Surroundings
•Neighborhoods can become a
Firewise USA community
•The City of Poway can be certified
as a Fire Risk Reduction
Community
Protect the Whole Community
•Organize it. Have a group of
neighborhood volunteers come
together.
•Plan it. Develop a risk assessment
and an action plan.
•Do it. Document the community’s
efforts each year.
Firewise Communities
•Coordinates subject matter
experts
•Provides support to neighborhood
volunteers
•The Community Wildfire
Protection Plan acts as a guide for
Firewise USA documents
Poway Fire Safe Council
•A Homeowner’s Guide to Defensible Space
•PowayNEC.com
•Insurance.ca.gov
•Firewise.org
•ReadyForWildfire.org
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