Whole House Fire Blankets

Hat Tip to John West's Blog 'Daily Big Threats':

Whole-House Fire Blanket Protection From Wildland-Urban Interface Fires
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2019.00060/full

Each year, fires in the wildland-urban interface (WUI)—the place where homes and wildlands meet or intermingle—have caused significant damage to communities. To contribute to firefighter and public safety by reducing the risk of structure ignition, fire blankets for wrapping a whole house have been investigated in the laboratory and prescribed wildland fires. The fire blankets aim to prevent structure ignition (1) by blocking firebrands to enter homes through vulnerable spots (gutters, eaves, vents, broken windows, and roofs); (2) by keeping homes from making direct contact with flames of surrounding combustibles (vegetation, mulch, etc.); and (3) by reflecting thermal radiation from a large fire within close range. ---CONTINUED---

Interesting concept. The article is long and detailed, but not too hard to understand. I would recommend anyone living in a wildfire prone area to read it through.