✔ Maintain a non-combustible surface in the area within 1.5 meters of your home.
✔ Remove flammable plants and stored combustibles, such as firewood, lumber, vehicles or other items from within 10 meters of your home.
✔ Trees should be spaced leaving at least 3 meters between the crowns.
✔ Prune all branches that are within 2 meters of the ground to significantly reduce the risk of tree-to-tree or crown fire spread.
✔ The roof should be fire-rated and free of combustible materials, so embers don’t have a place to collect.
✔ Gutters should be non-combustible and free of debris.
✔ Eaves and vents should be screened with 3mm non-combustible wire mesh.
✔ Soffits and fascia should be properly fitted.
✔ Windows should be tempered or multi-paned.
✔ Doors should be fire-rated and have a good seal.
✔ Garage doors should be properly fitted with weather stripping and even to garage walls to prevent embers from entering.
✔ Keep decks free of combustible patio decorations and furniture. Any space below them should be free of combustible material.
✔ Materials such as stucco, metal siding, brick, cement fibre, and concrete have superior fire resistance.
