 gutters and on top of the roof on any of those leaves and twigs that are prone to burn get anything that's combustible off of your decks both on top and from below and then also harden your home prevent the embers from going into the home as well that could be sealing your garage door you know any cracks that might be an entry point protecting your eaves and vents using one eighth of an inch or smaller mesh screen on all of your vents