This home hardening project was done with the support of All Hands And Hearts, and coordination and documentation from Fire Safe Marin, with a special thanks to Chikara Motomora.

DIY Guy Arann Harris is joined by Kazoo (Fire Farms) to show you one of the easiest and most important things you can do to harden your home - replace your foundation vents with ember-proof venting, reducing the risk of embers igniting your home from the inside.

On May 20, 2023, 5,000 people came to Ember Stomp, Marin’s wildfire prevention festival. This is how Marin comes together to protect our community.

Fix the Risk videos explain common wildfire risks to your home and what to do about them. In this episode you’ll learn why OPEN EAVES increase chances of your roof igniting during a wildfire. Watch our fix-it team enclose the eaves and soffits with noncombustible, vented panels in 4 simple steps.

Kazoo Shearman of Shearman Builders in California demonstrates how to install Wildfire Defense Mesh onto a soffit vent (sometimes known as a vertical eave) to help protect your home from ember ignition during a Wildfire.

Kazoo and her team at Shearman Builders are here to show you how to enclose a deck with Wildfire Defense Mesh 98, to stop embers and protect from radiant heat and direct flame. She'll talk you through how to measure, prepare and install including some simple tricks to ensure a secure fixing and as a bonus, keep rodents from getting under your deck!

This video is an excerpt of a webinar with Steve Quarles that features Todd Lando talking about Fences. Fences or gates are often within 5 ft of the home. Because fences usually connect to the wall of a home, when they are ignited by embers, they can ignite the house as well.