Vulcan Vents:
Stopping Embers in Their Tracks
Embers from wildfires even miles away have a knack for entering a home through the most vulnerable points— attic and crawlspace vents. Normal vents don’t do much to stop the threat when a wildfire is near, but vents fit with Vulcan Vents block dangerous embers, flames, and heat from entering the home.
Vulcan Vent Types
Continuous Vents
For soffits with long channel vents (the area between the roof and the siding) or eaves
Dormer Vents
For ventilation in attics (also called “eyebrow vents” or “round” dormers)
Eave Vents
For the areas of the roof that commonly reach over yards and gardens
Foundation Vents
Provide ventilation for evaporation from crawl spaces, cellars, or basements
Gable Vents
For walls topped with a triangular roof (vents can be customized vertically and horizontally)
Soffit Vents
For the undersides of enclosed eaves also known as boxed in eaves
Vulcan Vents Home Evaluation
We've developed a network of trained and knowledgeable Ember-Certified Contractors that are ready to make the necessary updates to your home to protect it against wildfires. From structural updates to installing wildfire defense products like vents and roof sprinklers, they have the experience and expertise to ensure your home is ready for the next wildfire season.
Wildfire Contractor Services
- Wildfire Home Defense Evaluations
- Vulcan Vents installation
- Gutter guards installation
- Roof sprinklers and other wildfire sprinkler systems installation
- Long-term fire retardant application
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Retrofitting Safety
Get the existing exterior vents that face the outside of your home, specifically the vents in your attic and crawlspace, retrofit with Vulcan Vents. Vulcan Vents are like normal vents in that they are open and allow for air to move freely for appropriate ventilation. However, the moment heat from a fire is detected, the Vulcan Vent screen coating is activated, the vent swells shut to block flames and heat from entering.
Blocking Danger
Vulcan Vents are like normal vents in that they are open and allow for air to move freely for appropriate ventilation. However, the moment heat from a fire is detected, the Vulcan Vent screen coating is activated. The intumescent coating expands in a honeycomb matrix structure to create a barrier that blocks flame penetration from getting into the home through the vents. A fine mesh screen backs the matrix to block the statistically larger threat, embers.
Your Home’s First Line of Defense
By stopping embers and fire from entering your attic and crawlspace, you significantly increase your chances of surviving a wildfire. Vulcan Vents become your home’s first line of defense from a fast-moving fire and embers that can burn the home from the inside out. Vulcan Vents can be installed on new construction and existing homes.
Learn about Vulcan Vents
Vulcan Vents vs. The Competition
Here’s how fire-safe vents work:
When it comes to protecting your home from fire, you want the whole package. At Ember Defense, the main thing we provide to homeowners is a peace of mind. We make sure your home is ready to defend itself in the face of fire.
Building Code Approved
Vulcan Vents meet California building code SFM 12-7A of the California Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire code program. Chapter 7a building code requires homes in wild-prone areas to include attic vents that are resistant to embers and flames. Furthermore, Vulcan Vents are ASTM-rated which means they have been tested and proven to resist the entry of embers and flame penetration through the vent (E2886-E2886M).
CAL FIRE listed & approved
Protecting your home starts with defense.
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