Samantha Reynolds
You can get and maintain insurance coverage for wildfire threats to your home if you minimize the risks. Here are three major steps to protect your home from wildfires:
Clear Away Combustible Debris
Clearing away debris is an easy measure with effective results. Focus on combustible debris such as stacks of firewood, dry grass, dead trees, and brush. The clear diameter, also known as the defensible space, should be as large as possible to keep your house isolated from nearby wildfires. Although a wildfire may still reach such a house, it will take some time to do so. In the event of a fire, you can use the time to get your belongings to safety or prepare to defend your house (for example by calling firefighters).
Protect the Vulnerable Areas
Some parts of the house are more vulnerable than others, and it makes sense to shore up fire defenses in such areas. Here are three vulnerable areas to focus on:
Make It Easy To Fight Fire in Your Home
Lastly, you need to make it easy for firefighters to help you during a fire outbreak. Useful measures here include:
Take stock of your home's defenses right now and try to gauge how much they would protect you if your house is threatened by wildfire. If you aren't reassured with the strength of the defense, then neither will your insurer be. It's time to take action and protect your home and family by taking the measures described above, among others.
For an insurance agency, contact a company such as Parker Insurance Agency.
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