Install taps in strategic places outside the house

 

Make sure you have plenty of outside taps and a sufficient number of garden hoses that are long enough to reach all sides of the building. Is your water pressure adequate? Remember, the more hoses you have attached to separate taps, and the better your water pressure, the more people you can have fighting the fire. No doubt, your neighbours will arrive to help, so don't limit the number of taps and hoses to the number of people in your household.

A garden irrigation or sprinkler system will help to extinguish embers that land around your home and ease the physical demands of defending your property. Install a system with an adequate water supply, an activation mechanism, a delivery system of pipes and heads, and metal parts and fittings.