Wildfire Prepared Home technical standards (IBHS)

The Wildfire Prepared Home™ program provides homeowners with science-based actions to help protect their properties from wildfire. Developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and based on research from IBHS’s Suburban Wildfire Adaptation Roadmaps, this program follows a systems-based, two-tiered approach to reducing parcel-level wildfire risk. A home earns a “designation” by meeting all wildfire mitigation requirements for its selected level in the Wildfire Prepared Home program.

Note that (as of January 2026) this program has not yet rolled out in Washington state; however, the standards described in this document serve as an excellent science-backed reference for Washington residents looking to reduce wildfire risk.