Some new housing developments in wildland-urban interfaces are built and maintained such that it's considered safer to "shelter-in-place" than evacuate in some

Some new housing developments in wildland-urban interfaces are built and maintained such that it's considered safer to "shelter-in-place" than evacuate in some circumstances. Here's a document explaining Rancho Santa Fe's approach (PDF): https://www.rsf-fire.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/SIP_for_web.pdf https://www.rsf-fire.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/SIP_for_... Some of the requirements: * Boxed or Heavy Timber Eaves * Non‐Combustible (Class‐A) Roofing * Fire Sprinklers * Ember‐Resistant Vents * Landscaping * Roadway Width * Defensible Space * Spark Arrestors * Tempered Windows * Water Supply