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So houses are mostly Mediterranean, wrapped with stucco or fiber cement — noncombustible materials — with a few splashes of stone and brick thrown in.

He identified fire-resistant materials for his walls and windows and created a five-foot noncombustible buffer zone around his house.

“A ‘noncombustible zone’ near the home and under the deck is an excellent strategy to reduce the vulnerability of the home to a wind-blown ember exposure,” Quarles wrote in an email.

“I recommend using noncombustible mulch options, such as rock or gravel, within 5 feet of your home,” Clayton says.

Consider charging the batteries on noncombustible surfaces and far away from combustible materials.