Home Hardening

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Built Environment

Working definition

Residential construction and retrofit measures intended to reduce ignition from embers, flame contact and radiant heat.

In plain language

Residential construction and retrofit measures intended to reduce ignition from embers, flame contact and radiant heat.

Why it matters

Home Hardening is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.

Primary terminology sourceOpen official reference ↗

Tecnobosque explanation reviewed 12 September 2026. Source definitions are authoritative within their stated jurisdiction; the explanatory text above is an independent technical synthesis.