3 Key Tips for Fire Damage Prevention

By Anna Lockhart.  

There are many steps home and building owners can take to prepare for a wildfire. ASC Building Products highlights the major steps you can take to prepare and keep your home, business and family safe from wildfires.  

When it comes to wildfires, one can never be too prepared. Wildfires can cause major and even catastrophic damage to property and even lives in some cases. There are many things home and building owners can do to minimize these risks and damages as much as possible. The experts at ASC Building Products have created a valuable resource guide that highlights important safety and damage prevention tips that could potentially save homes and lives. Here are three of the main prevention tips they share:  

Metal roofing and siding 

Metal roofing and siding materials are significantly resistant to fire damage and are a far more reliable material to use in wildfire prone areas compared to traditional building materials. Roof assemblies from ASC Building Products are Class A fire rated and non-combustible, giving home and building owners assurance that their structures will withstand fire damage.   

Fire preparedness  

One of the leading causes of homes catching fire are embers and small flames, which are easily airborne and can quickly ignite anything flammable they reach. By replacing flammable materials outside or near the home or building, owners can reduce the risk of embers catching flame. For example, owners should consider replacing woodchips in their flowerbeds for pebbles, moving outdoor furniture or weeding out any dead or dying vegetation.  

Safety and building codes  

As wildfires continue to become a growing hazard across the country, building and safety codes have rapidly changed to keep up with these growing risks. It is important to familiarize yourself with state and local fire codes to make sure the materials used on your home, business or property meet the requirements set by these legal standards to help prevent fires from spreading in your area.  

Learn more about wildfire safety and prevention from the ASC Building Products blog.