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- Fire Hardening_Defensible Space Disclosure and Addendum (FHDS)(Rev. 05_2021) (3)
What is the exact question being asked?
A8. The exact question is as follows:
Seller is aware of the following features that may make the home vulnerable to wildfire and flying embers (check all that apply):□ Eave, soffit, and roof ventilation where the vents have openings in excess of one-eighth of an inch or are not flame and ember resistant
□ Roof coverings made of untreated wood shingles or shakes
□ Combustible landscaping or other materials within five feet of the home and under the footprint of any attached deck
□ Single pane or non-tempered glass windows
□ Loose or missing bird stopping or roof flashing
□ Rain gutters without metal or noncombustible gutter covers.
- Home Hardening Law & Guide
- Hardening your home
- Replace wood or shingle roof
• Cover vents with metal mesh
• Eaves should be non-combustible
• Remove combustible landscaping within five feet of home
• Install dual paned, tempered glass windows
• Walls made of resistant material, not boards or shingles
• Decks and patio covers made of fire resistant materials
• Screen or enclose rain gutters to prevent debris
• Chimney outlet metal screened
• Have a ready water supply to all parts of your home
• Make sure home is accessible to emergency vehicles
• Fix loose or missing bird stopping
- Click FHSZ Viewer to find out which zone your home is located:
- Defensible Space Law | Defensible Space
- More information: prepare for wildfire
- Palo Alto Wildfire Planning Map
Notes: From Seller’s perspective, provide these forms even you are not required. From home owners’ viewpoint, follow these rules will greatly reduce your hazards. As weather goes to extremes and PG&E equipment deteriorates and its maintenance and upgrade has been put off, more fire-related accidents are expected. I saw with my own eyes that an electricity pole started burning with sparkles on a flat area at a summer dawn. If there were high and dry branches, a fire would have started. In addition, some good insurance company might refuse to provide you policy if your home is not in compliance with home hardening and defensible space laws.