Breathe Easy: Shielding Your Home from Wildfires and Smoke
PEI may be at lower risk of wildfires than other areas, but we are not immune
A changing climate is making us more susceptible to the effects of more frequent and severe fires. Preparing your home for a fire can decrease the risk of damage to your property and health.
Under Fire on All Fronts
There are three ways that your home can be exposed to wildfire damage: direct flames, radiant heat from plants or structures burning nearby and flying embers/sparks.
Wildfires also affect air quality and can impact your health over both the short and long term.
Holding the Line
To adapt to the increased risk of wildfires, it is important to reduce the extent to which your property acts as a source of fuel for sustaining fire.
The most effective ways of reducing your risks are to:
Protect your roof and home from embers
Build from fire resistant materials
Create a fire-resistant perimeter around your home
Protect Your Home from Wildfire Damage
Home Preparedness Checklist
Take action to reduce the impacts of wildfires on your home.
Products to Protect Your Home
Need tips on what products to look for? Check out our mini guide.
Be FireSmart
Removing fuel around your home reduces fire risk. Without fuel to ignite, fires lose intensity and burn out.
Take Action Today
Want to learn more about how you can reduce the impacts of wildfires on your home?