A Wet Roof Doesn't Burn. Roof Sprinklers for Wildfire in the Bay Area
A roof sprinkler system wets your roof, eaves, and the ground around your home before wildfire embers arrive, even after you evacuate. FireRoofs designs automated exterior wildfire sprinkler systems for homes from Woodside and Saratoga to Los Gatos, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and the East Bay Hills.
Built by a FireRoofs Vetted Installer: vetted, licensed and insured, and may differ by job location.
Do Roof Sprinklers Work? The Ham Lake Fire
2007 Ham Lake Fire, University of Minnesota study (2008)
Fire Detected. Roof Wet. You're Already Gone.
How an automated wildfire sprinkler system protects your home without you there.
Satellite Watch
Regional satellite wildfire monitoring tracks fire activity near your property around the clock.
Cameras Confirm
On-property cameras give a second view, and you get a push notification at every threat level change.
Sprinklers Water
Roof, eave, and perimeter zones water at every threat level, running more often and longer as the threat rises.
Power and connectivity: Runs on your home's generator or whole-home battery. Satellite internet is recommended.
Real Roof Sprinkler Installs, Saratoga to Santa Cruz
Copper lines, low-profile heads, and coverage tested on every roof.
Roof, Eave, and Perimeter Sprinkler Coverage
Roof sprinklers
Low-profile heads throw water 30 to 35 feet with overlapping patterns across every roof plane.
Eave sprinklers
Nozzles under the eaves keep vents, soffits, and siding wet where embers collect.
Perimeter sprinklers
Ground heads wet Zone 0 and nearby vegetation so radiant heat has less to ignite.
Water and pump
Municipal, pool, well, or tank supply with a pump sized to your zones.
Zone valves
Independent roof, eave, and perimeter zones you can control from the app.
Manual or automated
Start manual and upgrade to automatic activation anytime, with no re-piping.
Control Your Wildfire Sprinklers from Anywhere
Threat Alerts
A push notification at every threat level change.
Wildfire Map
Regional satellite wildfire monitoring near your home.
Zone Controls
Turn any zone on or off from anywhere.
Get the FireRoofs System Guide
How a custom wildfire sprinkler system is designed for a property, from concealed piping to automatic activation.
Is a Roof Sprinkler System Right for Your Home?
Upload photos of your property and get a pre-assessment of your roof, vegetation, and fire zone.
- Photo-based review of every exterior element
- Code citations matched to your property
- Prioritized action plan
Takes about a minute. No account needed.
Roof Sprinkler Questions, Answered
A roof sprinkler system for wildfire is a set of sprinkler heads mounted on the roof, along the eaves, and around the perimeter of a home. It wets the roof, walls, and nearby vegetation so wind-driven embers land on wet surfaces instead of dry fuel.
Each FireRoofs roof sprinkler throws water 30 to 35 feet. Heads are placed so their patterns overlap across every roof plane, with eave and perimeter heads covering the walls and the ground around the house.
The system uses regional satellite wildfire monitoring plus on-property cameras. It waters at every threat level and runs more often and for longer as the threat rises. You get a push notification at every threat level change, and you can override it from the app.
It runs on your home's generator or whole-home battery. Satellite internet is recommended so you can keep monitoring and controlling the system when local internet and cell service are down.
A system can draw from municipal water, a pool, a well, or a dedicated storage tank. City pressure can drop during a large wildfire, so many properties add a pool or storage tank paired with a pump sized to the number of zones.
Yes. A University of Minnesota study of the 2007 Ham Lake Fire found 46 of 47 structures with working exterior sprinklers survived, 8 of 9 with failed systems burned, and only 18 of 48 without sprinklers survived.
Yes. A FireRoofs manual system can be upgraded to automatic activation anytime, with no re-piping.
Every system is custom designed around the roof, the water source, and the site, so FireRoofs does not publish system pricing. Request a private consultation and we will design and price a system for your property.
Roof sprinklers are not a named category under California's Safer from Wildfires framework, and discounts vary by carrier. FireRoofs documents the hardening work your project includes, such as vents, eaves, and Zone 0, for your broker.
Built by a FireRoofs Vetted Installer: vetted, licensed and insured, and may differ by job location.