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“We’re seeing a lot of issues at the moment with car parks, where their passive fire protection system is peeling off,” he says, referring to the fire-resistant paint sometimes applied to concrete structures.

A Porter Ranch family lost their huge terraced yard to the 2019 Saddleridge fire, but it gave them a blank slate to create a fire-resistant native habitat.

He said he’s hoping to build consensus on how the state can give homeowners assurance they will be covered if they take steps to make their property fire-resistant.

Next up: a trip to Walmart to buy safety goggles, zip ties, blankets and fire-resistant gloves.

Insurance industry researchers say part of the solution could come from homeowners taking steps to make their properties more fire-resistant.