Wild Fire FAQ's

• Unfortunately our busy season is normally about 3 days After a large very destructive wildfire starts. Watching their neighboring cities burn will motivate some people. Most people believe that it can't or won't happen to them. We think that it is best to have some control over a wildfire situation, and to be prepared for the worst.

Maybe. Our fire sprinklers have a 3/4 inch or 1 inch water supply inlet that use a 3/4" garden hose to run them. Normal  hardware store sprinklers are only 1/2" and made of plastic. Our fire sprinklers flow 3 times the water than theirs and will spray water 3-4 times farther. You can easily hook up the roof / yard sprinklers to a normal 3/4" garden hose, or you can hook them up to your home's water supply. (Keep in mind that during a fire you may not have much water pressure due to the fire department's use and also any burned houses water supply being wide open now) City water is normally about 40 psi, our MP pumps run 130+ psi.  

Something to think about before a fire.

•   Some individuals incorrectly assume that a fire engine will be parked in their driveway and fire fighters will be actively defending their homes if a wildfire approaches. During a major wildfire, it is unlikely that there will be fire fighting resources available to defend every home. The key is to reduce fire intensity as a wildfire nears the house by wetting the surrounding area and the home.

•  Defensible space size is usually expressed as the distance from the house in which vegetation is managed to reduce the wildfire threat. The necessary distance for an effective defensible is not the same for everyone, but varies by slope and type of native vegetation growing near the house.

No. Some fires are too quick and violent for even fire departments to stop. But our systems will give you the tools to help slow or stop fire if used properly.  When they tell you it's time to leave, the MP pump can be set up with our custom optional fire sprinklers (up to 12) that you run around your property and on the roof. Then start the Honda powered Code3 water pump when you are ready, and then you leave. Your own water storage can have thousands of gallons (water tank, river, lake, pond or swimming pool can have 30,000+ gallons and will have hours of water in it to wet your home and yard. A wet house doesn't normally burn.

•  During a wildfire, thousands of embers can rain down on your roof and pelt the side of your home like hail during a storm. If these embers become lodged in something easily ignited on or near your house, the home will be in jeopardy of burning. Embers coming into contact with flammable material is the major reason why homes are destroyed during wildfire. Common materials that become embers during wildfire include pine cones, branches, tree bark, and wooden shingles. Depending on fire intensity, Pre-wetting your property will help with this problem.