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@ai6yr Folks should look up Jack Cohen from the Missoula Fire Science Lab, his work has been integral for FireWise and other building resiliency recommendations.

Fun facts about homes and wildfires:

- spraying water on lawns and homes won't stop a flaming front from burning over your home, it'll evaporate long before the front passes. People die each year trying to save their homes. You're more likely to put a camp fire out by pissing into it than using a 3/4 hose that may lose pressure...

- most homes don't burn from 'direct flame impingement', aka the flames touching the house, it's from decks, full gutters, soffits, and vents that are not covered with fine mesh. Same goes for vents under houses

- decks burn if you have debris, wood piles, or shrubs/vegetation too close to the deck. If you keep all debris away, it's harder for them to catch fire. Not impossible, more difficult. Build a stone patio instead.

- mulch beds can convey flames to structures, try to keep a good barrier between your house and the mulch.

More info here: https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab