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Protecting Homes and Buildings from Wildfire

San Mateo County Fire Safe

Presents a special speaker event. Housing in Burnable Landscapes: Important Concepts By Steve Quarles, Ph.D.

Steve Quarles is a UC Cooperative Extension Advisor at UC Berkeley. His expertise is performance of common exterior building

materials and wood-frame housing subjected to wildfire

exposures. He conducts applied research on performance of common materials and components, and has an active outreach

program consisting of web-based information and workshops demonstrating how homeowners can reduce the vulnerability of

their home to wildfire. He recently coordinated and taught California Office of the State Fire Marshal sponsored classes on the

new building code that applies to construction in wildfire prone areas.