Class A roof and roof edge
A Class A rated roof assembly and a hardened roof edge so wind-driven embers cannot ignite the perimeter.
Part of the standard
IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home
Wildfire Prepared Home by IBHS
The IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home standard is the research-backed checklist for surviving an ember storm. We bring your home up to that standard, opening by opening, and document every step so you can pursue the designation.
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What It Is
A research-backed standard, not a slogan.
IBHS is the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, a non-profit research organization funded by the insurance industry. Their Wildfire Prepared Home designation is based on years of wildfire research, including full-scale burn testing at their South Carolina lab, and it targets the specific ways ember storms actually ignite homes.
The standard focuses on the roof and roof edge, vents, gutters, the 0 to 5 foot noncombustible zone around the structure, and the debris and materials sitting on and against the home. Those are the ignition points that decide whether a home makes it through a wildfire.
There are two levels. Wildfire Prepared Home covers the core standard. Wildfire Prepared Home Plus adds further hardening of walls, windows, and the near-home landscape. IBHS or its authorized evaluators grant the designation. EmberSafe prepares the home to meet it and documents every step.
What The Standard Covers
The ignition points wildfire research actually points to.
Ember-resistant vents
Listed ember-resistant vents at every non-exhaust opening so embers cannot ride through louvers into the attic.
See how we installNon-combustible gutters and covers
Metal gutters with non-combustible micro-mesh guards, so dry needles and leaves cannot build fuel at the roofline.
See how we installThe 0 to 5 foot noncombustible zone
Zone 0 hardening: non-combustible fencing and gates at the structure, no combustible mulch, no stored materials against the wall.
See how we installDebris-free roof and gutters
Roof surface and gutters cleared of pine needles and leaves at the time of evaluation, so nothing is sitting there as kindling.
Part of the standard
How EmberSafe Gets You There
We prepare it. We document it. IBHS designates it.
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Assess against the checklist
A free on-site risk assessment. We walk the home opening by opening and score every item against the IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home checklist.
02
Harden the gaps
We install to the standard: listed ember-resistant vents or 1/16 inch mesh, non-combustible gutter guards, and fencing to the Zone 0 spec.
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Document everything
Before and after photos, product data sheets, and a written summary you can submit with your IBHS application and share with your insurer. IBHS or its authorized evaluators grant the designation, not us.
IBHS or its authorized evaluators grant the Wildfire Prepared Home designation. EmberSafe does not issue the designation. We prepare the home to the standard and give you the documentation to pursue it.
Insurance
Why the designation matters to carriers.
A growing number of California insurers recognize the IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home designation, and documented hardening is what carriers increasingly ask to see when they underwrite or renew a policy in a high fire severity zone.
What we do is give you that documentation: photos of every opening before and after, product data sheets for what was installed, and a written summary that maps your home to the standard. That is what puts you in a real conversation with your carrier.
We do not promise a specific discount, a renewal, or any insurance outcome. That is between you and your carrier. We provide the documentation.
How We Work
Five steps, no surprises.
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Free risk assessment
We walk the home and score every item against the IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home checklist. No pressure, no obligation.
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Written estimate
Clear scope by trade. You see exactly what we would harden and why it maps to the standard.
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Installed to the standard
Listed products, code-compliant details, installed to the IBHS spec so the work stands up to an evaluator.
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Documented for your IBHS application
Before and after photos, product cut sheets, and a written summary you can hand to an IBHS-authorized evaluator or your carrier.
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Careful on site
We protect landscape and finishes, clean up as we go, and leave the property as we found it.
FAQ
What homeowners ask us about Wildfire Prepared Home.
What is the IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home designation?
IBHS is the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. Wildfire Prepared Home is their research-backed designation that recognizes homes hardened against wildfire, focused on the ways ember storms actually ignite homes. IBHS or its authorized evaluators grant the designation. EmberSafe prepares the home to meet the standard and documents the work.
What is the difference between Wildfire Prepared Home and Wildfire Prepared Home Plus?
There are two levels. Wildfire Prepared Home covers the core standard: roof, vents, gutters, the 0 to 5 foot noncombustible zone, and debris-free conditions. Wildfire Prepared Home Plus adds requirements on top of that, such as further hardening of exterior walls, windows, and the near-home landscape. We can prepare a home to either level. The right target depends on your home, your risk, and what your insurer recognizes.
Does EmberSafe grant the designation?
No. IBHS or an IBHS-authorized evaluator grants the designation. We do not issue it and no contractor can. What we do is prepare the home to the standard, opening by opening, and give you the photos, product data, and written documentation you need for the application.
Will this lower my insurance?
A growing number of California insurers recognize the IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home designation, and documented hardening is what carriers ask to see. We do not promise a discount, a renewal, or any specific outcome, because that is between you and your carrier. What we can promise is the documentation to have that conversation with real evidence.
What does the standard actually require?
At a summary level, the standard covers a Class A roof and hardened roof edge, listed ember-resistant vents at non-exhaust openings, non-combustible gutters and gutter covers, the 0 to 5 foot noncombustible zone (fencing, mulch, materials, stored items), and a debris-free roof and gutters at evaluation. Plus adds further hardening on walls, windows, and the near-home landscape. Our free on-site risk assessment scores your home against every item on that list.
IBHS or its authorized evaluators grant the Wildfire Prepared Home designation. No product, install, or risk assessment can guarantee that a home will survive a wildfire.
Free On-Site Risk Assessment
Get your home to the standard.
Book a free on-site risk assessment. We walk your home against the IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home checklist and put a written scope in your hands. Monday through Saturday, 8am to 6pm.