Journal
What we have learned from customers, installers and post-fire surveys. Practical, occasionally uncomfortable reading.
July 20, 2026 · 7 min read
Fire resistant fencing — why your fence is a fuse to your house
A practical guide to fire resistant fencing: which materials burn, why a timber fence carries fire straight to a wall, and how to protect the fence line you already have.
July 29, 2026 · 8 min read
From reactive to proactive — the autonomous wildfire first response network
What we are building in parallel with EleHalo: satellites, sensors and autonomous drones that find a fire within minutes and start containing it before the first truck arrives.
April 15, 2026 · 5 min read
Safety first — with or without a system
No roof-wetting system can guarantee survival. These six rules reduce your risk regardless of what you have installed.
March 11, 2026 · 6 min read
Why embers, not flames, take most houses
The fire front usually passes in under two minutes. The ember shower before and after it lasts hours — and that is what finds your gutters.
February 24, 2026 · 5 min read
Sizing your water supply honestly
Everyone overestimates their tap. Here is a five-minute bucket test that tells you what you are actually working with.
January 19, 2026 · 7 min read
What to actually do in the last hour
A wetting system is one line in a plan, not the plan. Here is the sequence we recommend to customers.
December 2, 2025 · 6 min read
Flat roofs, saddle roofs, and the awkward ones in between
Why the same house can need three separate circuits, and how to break a complicated roof into elements the maths can handle.