Safeguarding neighborhoods against wildfires is a collective responsibility, and effective wildfire defense should be accessible to all homeowners, not a luxury reserved for a few. Five months later, Snyder sold his pool business and committed his time to helping his community prepare for the next wildfire. He has since collaborated with veteran firefighters, state legislators and homeowners to engineer a new wildfire defense layer founded upon safety, efficacy and affordability. Administered to landscaping prior to fire season by trained technicians, this passive fire defense treatment can remain active throughout the highest-risk months. “Effective defense requires homeowners to become “force multipliers” while leaving the dangerous parts to the well-trained and heroic firefighters.”