July 18, 2025 • 5 mins
The host of “Home’ on KFI the House Whisperer Dean Sharp joins the show to discuss midsummer fire season prep.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Let's say good morning now to the host of Home
on KFI. It's our house, whisper, our very own Dean
Sharp and Dean. We've got summertime, we've got hot temperatures,
We've already had several fires and lots of evacuations. So
let's talk about fire season and preparing to keep the
flames from taking away your house.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Good morning, Amy. Yeah, it's one of those things that
you know, honestly, people are like, oh, do we have
to talk about this again? And believe me, we feel
the same way. It's just seems like just a couple
of weeks ago we were talking about the Palisades and
the eaten fires and all of the issues related to them.
But the fact of the matter is, you know, it's midsummer.
(00:41):
You know, the All Star Game was this week, and
the grasses on the hills that were still a little
bit green just a few weeks ago, they're golden brown now,
and the weather is heating up and continuing now to
dry out all of that fuel on the hillsides. So
the fact that the matter is fire season isn't right
(01:02):
here at this moment. But the fact is, if we
are going to get ready, if we're going to get
our homes ready. There are things we've got to get
going on right now, right now, by the time that
the winds kick up and we have another fire season
upon us. So this Sunday, that's all we're talking about.
We're talking about rationally, in the smartest way possible, prepping
(01:25):
your home. And I say that just because there's so
much information out there, misinformation really about all the things
that could be done to a home. I don't want
you to go overkill, but I want your home ready.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Okay, So you talking about this all morning Sunday, But
let's get a little sneak preview of a couple of
the things that we can do to get our homes
ready now before the flames get close.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Well, you know, there are two phases that you really
need to think about. One is when the fire is near,
and then two, what's your home going to do when
the flames are actually here? So near? And here when
the fire is near? Of course, the most important lesson
that we have all learned is getting ember proof vents
(02:13):
installed on your home. That's for your attic space or
if you've got a raised foundation, in other words, you
have a crawl space under your house. Then you've got
to include the crawl space too, but the attic space
especially especially. And the reason is we have learned that
ninety percent of the homes that burn in a wildfire
a vent ignite long before the flames actually arrive at
(02:38):
the house. That means that ninety percent of the homes
out there that ignited in the Palisades fire and the
Eaten fire recently and all the fires before that, are
being affected by embers floating through the air, tiny embers
that get sucked into an attic space and then actually
start things on fire. So if we simply, if there's
(02:59):
nothing else that you do this season but order emberproof
vents for your attic in your crawl space, you are
cutting down the risk of your home burning in a
wildfire by an extreme amount. It's the biggest single thing
that you could do to your home.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Okay, Then, I know we've talked about this before, but
I think it'd be a good reminder. So if you
haven't gotten those emberproof vents and so you order them
today and a fire breaks out tomorrow and you haven't
had a chance to install them, Okay, just creating a
what if there are things that you can do because
you said, like you said that the stuff gets into
your house. So say a fire is getting close and
(03:39):
you can do it kind of a stopgap just to
hopefully save your house.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
And believe me, no, embers are not difficult. I mean,
it's not like, oh, there's no stopping that little tiny,
you know, glowing thing. Absolutely you can stop it. And
if there's a wildfire nearby and you've got a ladder
on hand and a roll of duct tape, something as
simple as that, or a couple of pieces of cardboard
to block those vent openings, just close them up. Your
(04:07):
attic doesn't need to be breathing during that wildfire event
for the few hours that that's going on. Just tape
them closed. Just tape them closed. We just can't afford
to have embers sliding past those vents into your attic space.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
All right, Dean Sharp, I know you're going to have
so much more information that is critical to making sure
that your home doesn't burn up in a wildfire.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
You know, they're cropping up everywhere.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
We just had that one in Riverside and it just
boom and was a thousand acres and people had to
get out of their homes.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
So we need to get them ready now.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
So you can be listening to Dean Sharp all day
Sunday nine to noon. I guess it's not all day,
it's three hours on Sunday nine to noon. And also
you can also listen to Dean and at Home with
Dean Sharp from six to eight on Saturday morning, and
you can follow him at Home with Dean Dean Sharp.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Thank you so much for valuable valuable information.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Thanks Amy,
Let's say good morning now to the host of Home
on KFI. It's our house, whisper, our very own Dean
Sharp and Dean. We've got summertime, we've got hot temperatures,
We've already had several fires and lots of evacuations. So
let's talk about fire season and preparing to keep the
flames from taking away your house.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Good morning, Amy. Yeah, it's one of those things that
you know, honestly, people are like, oh, do we have
to talk about this again? And believe me, we feel
the same way. It's just seems like just a couple
of weeks ago we were talking about the Palisades and
the eaten fires and all of the issues related to them.
But the fact of the matter is, you know, it's midsummer.
(00:41):
You know, the All Star Game was this week, and
the grasses on the hills that were still a little
bit green just a few weeks ago, they're golden brown now,
and the weather is heating up and continuing now to
dry out all of that fuel on the hillsides. So
the fact that the matter is fire season isn't right
(01:02):
here at this moment. But the fact is, if we
are going to get ready, if we're going to get
our homes ready. There are things we've got to get
going on right now, right now, by the time that
the winds kick up and we have another fire season
upon us. So this Sunday, that's all we're talking about.
We're talking about rationally, in the smartest way possible, prepping
(01:25):
your home. And I say that just because there's so
much information out there, misinformation really about all the things
that could be done to a home. I don't want
you to go overkill, but I want your home ready.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Okay, So you talking about this all morning Sunday, But
let's get a little sneak preview of a couple of
the things that we can do to get our homes
ready now before the flames get close.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Well, you know, there are two phases that you really
need to think about. One is when the fire is near,
and then two, what's your home going to do when
the flames are actually here? So near? And here when
the fire is near? Of course, the most important lesson
that we have all learned is getting ember proof vents
(02:13):
installed on your home. That's for your attic space or
if you've got a raised foundation, in other words, you
have a crawl space under your house. Then you've got
to include the crawl space too, but the attic space
especially especially. And the reason is we have learned that
ninety percent of the homes that burn in a wildfire
a vent ignite long before the flames actually arrive at
(02:38):
the house. That means that ninety percent of the homes
out there that ignited in the Palisades fire and the
Eaten fire recently and all the fires before that, are
being affected by embers floating through the air, tiny embers
that get sucked into an attic space and then actually
start things on fire. So if we simply, if there's
(02:59):
nothing else that you do this season but order emberproof
vents for your attic in your crawl space, you are
cutting down the risk of your home burning in a
wildfire by an extreme amount. It's the biggest single thing
that you could do to your home.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Okay, Then, I know we've talked about this before, but
I think it'd be a good reminder. So if you
haven't gotten those emberproof vents and so you order them
today and a fire breaks out tomorrow and you haven't
had a chance to install them, Okay, just creating a
what if there are things that you can do because
you said, like you said that the stuff gets into
your house. So say a fire is getting close and
(03:39):
you can do it kind of a stopgap just to
hopefully save your house.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
And believe me, no, embers are not difficult. I mean,
it's not like, oh, there's no stopping that little tiny,
you know, glowing thing. Absolutely you can stop it. And
if there's a wildfire nearby and you've got a ladder
on hand and a roll of duct tape, something as
simple as that, or a couple of pieces of cardboard
to block those vent openings, just close them up. Your
(04:07):
attic doesn't need to be breathing during that wildfire event
for the few hours that that's going on. Just tape
them closed. Just tape them closed. We just can't afford
to have embers sliding past those vents into your attic space.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
All right, Dean Sharp, I know you're going to have
so much more information that is critical to making sure
that your home doesn't burn up in a wildfire.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
You know, they're cropping up everywhere.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
We just had that one in Riverside and it just
boom and was a thousand acres and people had to
get out of their homes.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
So we need to get them ready now.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
So you can be listening to Dean Sharp all day
Sunday nine to noon. I guess it's not all day,
it's three hours on Sunday nine to noon. And also
you can also listen to Dean and at Home with
Dean Sharp from six to eight on Saturday morning, and
you can follow him at Home with Dean Dean Sharp.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Thank you so much for valuable valuable information.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Thanks Amy,
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