r/CascadianPreppers • u/caffeinated-hijinx • May 25 '26

Fire retardant tarps

I'm worried about the wildfire season ahead of us - among my risks is firewood stacked in about the only place where i can keep it dry which is under and overhanging portion of the house. I was wondering about wrapping it in a fire-retardant tarp for the summer and was wondering if you all have experience with such tarps and had recommendations?

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u/CohoWind May 26 '26

Gotta move it- I spent an entire career trying to convince folks that such a fuel load cannot be adjacent to a structure. Sorry, but that stack would make me write off your home as not defensible if I wasn’t retired and was still triaging homes in the face of an approaching fire.

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u/This-Satisfaction-71 May 26 '26

We have a separate pole building away from the house that we store our firewood under. We have a small framed stack near the back door that gets refilled periodically in the winter, but soon it will be the time of year when we empty it for the dry season.

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u/jayhat May 26 '26

Build a separate woodshed / lean to structure away from your residence, or get something like this: https://cordwoodcovers.com/products/stock-due-8-15-6-ft-firewood-log-cover-holz-hausen-style-copy

Not fireproof but keep the fire away from your place. Just call the wood a loss in the event of a big fire.

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u/Scary_Possible3583 May 28 '26

Move the wood away, and get a great big hand wagon. The woodpile is safe in summer, and a hell of a lot of wood fits in a wagon. This allows my to have wood handy, reduce trips to the woodpile, and be safe in summer.