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Home Survival in Wildfire-Prone Areas: Building Materials and Design Considerations
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It's like the three little pigs showed us: The way you build your house can make the difference between a cozy home and a heap of rubble when disaster strikes. Learn about design methods and building materials that will help your home survive a wildfire.
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“In contrast, indirect ignitions occur when embers ignite combustible materials such as vegetation, bark mulch, leaf litter, neighboring buildings, or near-home objects such as stored materials, decks, or wood fences (Quarles et al. 2010; Hakes et al. 2017).”
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“In contrast, indirect ignitions occur when embers ignite combustible materials such as vegetation, bark mulch, leaf litter, neighboring buildings, or near-home objects such as stored materials, decks, or wood fences (Quarles et al. 2010; Hakes et al. 2017).”
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- Authors
- Quarles, S. L., Valachovic, Y., Nakamura, G. M., Nader, G. A., & de Lasaux, M. J.
- Affiliations
- University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (US)
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- 2010-05
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- W2782349284
- Cited by
- 73
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 2.93
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Fire effects on concrete materials
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
- Keywords
- building materials, housing design, fire safety, housing construction
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