a couple of years ago i realized waiting for cal fire to come save me from a wildland fire was as silly as not having a garden and relying on the grocery stores for my food… so i got to work. i already had a defensible perimeter, metal roof and screened attic vents. i plumbed 3/4 pvc under the eves with sprayers every 15 feet creating a wash of water wetting the wooden siding and ground around the building. i also have removable window shutters which are also watered with the external fire sprinkler system. the pump will run forever on the pv system so i feel i have a fighting chance when (not if) this happens.