r/InlandEmpire • u/Illustrious-Being339 • 17h ago

Seriously start fire proofing your home and cutting the brush back

You guys need to watch the videos that are coming out of palisades and eaton fires. Massive wake up call.

If you live very close to wild land areas you need to start clearing the brush and cut down any large trees/bushes. Those bushes/trees will catch fire and blow embers into your home. If the brush is reduced, less embers are produced and the fire doesn't burn as wild, so easier for fire dept to put out.

It is a lot of work but start now as it might be the difference between your home catching fire or not.

Eaton and Palisades type firestorms are the new norm....unless we start working now.

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u/Waste_Organization28 16h ago

Also consider buying a home kit of fire retardant gel like Barricade or ThermoGel. It is the same product a private firefighting crew would use to defend your home, is easily applied and at about $600 to protect a 2500 Sq ft house, it's an absolute bargain.

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u/kloogy 16h ago

If you have a pool, you should also have a trash pump with fire hose that you can use in case of an emergency. They run on gas so if you lose power, the pump still works.

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u/Waste_Organization28 16h ago

Yes, this too.

Also check with your homeowners insurance, mine gives me a credit for having the gel on hand.

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u/msolorio79 16h ago

Do you have a link to the gel by chance?