WWPO Firewise Survey
The WWPOA is working to certify Whiting Woods as a "Firewise" neighborhood, with the goal of reducing homeowner insurance costs in our fire sensitive community, as well as avoiding possible insurance cancellation by carriers not serving brush fire zones. If we do nothing, Whiting Woods residents may be left with the California Fair Plan as their only insurance option, which is expensive and provides less coverage.

Receiving a Firewise certification will improve insurability for all Whiting Woods residents.  We are using this survey to collect data about our neighborhood's fire resiliency, which we will use in our application for Firewise certification. The Board must submit our application next in the first quarter of 2023.

Please answer the questions in the short survey below by March 1, 2023. The survey should take 5-10 mins to complete. Note: Information collected in this survey will be completely anonymous when aggregated for the purposes of the proposal. For best success in completing and submitting the survey, click the blue button "Fill out in Google Forms"
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1. What is your street address?

(Only used to ensure representation of the entire neighborhood, data submitted in the proposal is completely anonymous.)
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2. Please classify your roofing materials.
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3. Do you have non-combustible soffit vents with mesh or screening?

(Soffit vents are a screened vent on the underside component of the eaves that allows air to flow to the attic or the space below roof sheathing.)
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4. Does your home have non-combustible siding (e.g., stucco, masonry products, plaster, and cement)? *
5. Does your home have skirting around raised floors and/or decks?

(Skirting is material used around the bottom of homes and sometimes decks to protect the underside from exposure).
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6. Does your home have any combustible (e.g. wooden) attachments?

(Examples of non-combustible materials include decks made with wood-plastic composites, higher density tropical hardwood, or fire retardant treated decking materials, and fences that use metal or masonry where attached directly to the siding of a home. Examples of combustible materials include low density wood decks and/or fences.)
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7. What kind of windows does your home have?
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8. How many times per year do you clean your roof and gutters of debris?
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9. Are your gutters made of non-combustible materials (e.g., metal)?
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10. In the immediate zone (0-5 feet) from your home, have you treated the vegetation and created a combustible free zone?

Items to consider:
■ Is there dead vegetation, dried leaves, pine needles, and ground debris near foundations?
■ Has hardscaping been used around perimeters to keep them free of litter/debris? Are there concrete, stone, or gravel walkways?
■ Have wood mulch products been replaced with non-combustible alternatives, such as crushed stone/gravel options?
■ Are there trees/shrubs next to the home? Are there branches overhanging the roof or within 10 feet of chimneys?
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11. In the intermediate zone (5-30 feet) from your home, have you treated the vegetation?

This area uses landscaping and breaks (areas of non-combustible materials such as dirt, cement, or rock) to help influence and decrease fire behavior.

Items to consider:
■ Are there fuel breaks such as driveways, walkways/paths, patios, and decks?
■ Are lawns and native grasses maintained? General recommendation is a height of 4 inches.
■ Is vegetation in this area spread out? It is recommended that trees and shrubs should be limited to small clusters of a few each to break up continuity; trees should be spaced to a minimum of 18 feet
between crowns.
■ Have ladder fuels (vegetation under trees) been removed so a surface fire cannot reach the
crowns? Have trees been pruned? General recommendations are up to 6 to 10 feet from the
ground; for shorter trees, do not exceed 1/3 of the overall tree height.
■ Are plants, trees, and lawns watered to keep them from becoming dry?
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12. In the extended zone (30-100 feet, up to 200 feet if applicable), have you treated the vegetation?

Generally, this area focuses on landscaping—managing the vegetation to influence fire behavior and spread. The goal here is not to eliminate fire but to interrupt fire’s path and keep flames smaller and on the ground. At these distances, property lines may overlap, presenting the opportunity and need to work collaboratively with neighbors.

Items to consider:
■ Are there heavy accumulations of ground litter/debris?
■ Is there dead plant and tree material that should be removed?
■ Are storage sheds and/or other outbuildings in this zone clear of vegetation?
■ Do mature trees have small conifers and brush growing between them or is the space maintained?
■ Do trees 30–60 feet from the home have at least 12 feet between canopy tops? Is there at least 6 feet between canopy tops of trees located 60–100 feet from the home?
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