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Why James Hardie / Fire Prevention
- The devastating wildfires in Southern California in November 2003 reawakened the issue of the dangers of neighborhood fires to American homeowners.
- In the aftermath, both fire officials and homeowners throughout the West have reassessed home building policies in an effort to be better prepared for future fires
- While the wildfires raised concerns for the Western region of the U.S., the need for better fire preparation through building policies has become a nationwide issue.
- The development trend of 'cluster homes' — neighborhoods with homes or condominiums built within a few feet of each other — has called attention to neighborhood fires across the country as a fire starts in one home and quickly jumps from lot to lot, destroying whole communities in a matter of minutes.
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