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Esta guía incluye recomendaciones específicas de cómo adaptar componentes existentes en una vivienda para poder resistir un incendi forestal. Cada sección contiene una explicación de cómo dicho componente es vulnerable a los incendios forestales y lo que se puede hacer para mejorar ese componente. Las ilustraciones de esta Guía tienen la finalidad de mostrar las mejores estrategias para poder reducir la vulnerabilidad de una vivienda a los incendios forestales.

Dentro de esta Guía

Espacio defendible 
Tejados 
Bordes de tajados 
Canaletas de lluvia 
Rejillas / conductos de ventilación
Revestimiento de paredes exteriores
Tragaluces 
Ventanas 
Terrazas / balcones de madera
Garajes
Chimeneas
Cercas
Glosario
Recursos en la web

Restaino, C., Kocher, S., Shaw, N., Hawks, S., Murphy, C., Quarles, S. 2023, Guía De Adaptación De Viviendas En Caso De Incendios Forestales: Cómo fortalecer las casas para resistir incendios forestales, Extension | University of Nevada, Reno, SP-23-02
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