# @calfire on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUUD0G1DqVb
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63757028-calfire-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/144288a317.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-03T23:00:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CAL FIRE (@calfire) — https://gondola.cc/calfire

## Caption

As Northern California celebrated the region’s first wildfire-prepared neighborhood, CAL FIRE’s Office of the State Fire Marshal was there to support a project bringing 24 fire-hardened homes to the El Dorado County community of Cameron Park.

Home-hardening features include:
🔹 Zone 0 - a 5-foot non-combustible perimeter of crushed rock around each home to reduce ember ignition at the base of walls.
🔹 Enclosed eaves to limit ember intrusion.
🔹 Class A fire-rated roofing.
🔹 Dual-pane, tempered windows to improve heat and impact resistance.
🔹 Non-combustible exterior materials, including fiber-cement siding and stucco to ground level.
🔹 Fire-smart landscaping using drought-tolerant plants and spacing trees away from structures.

➤ Why it matters: Post-fire analysis by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety found homes with burnable material within five feet of the structure have a significantly higher chance of damage or destruction.

#HomeHardening #Zone0 #CALFIREOSFM #WildfireReady IBHS.org

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## Tags

wildfireready, homehardening, calfireosfm, zone0

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