Early Access · Concept in Development
Your home fights back when you can't.
Embers arrive before flames. Once you evacuate, your home is on its own. EmberX soaks your perimeter with water — or targets the fire's approach with directional zones and yard-safe retardant. Solar powered, grid independent, one SMS away.
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01 / The Threat
This is your neighborhood's fire history.
Every recorded wildfire since 1950 within a hundred miles of Lake Tahoe, on both sides of the state line. Brighter shapes burned recently; darker ones decades ago. Drag the year range to watch the pattern accelerate, and tap a burn area for the fire's name, year, and size — then ask how close the nearest one came to your street.
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02 / How It Works
It defends in the direction of the fire.
The perimeter is divided into four zones — north, east, south, west — each with its own solenoid valve. Bio-safe retardant injects into the water stream, the pump pressurizes the lines, and the control system routes flow exactly where the fire is coming from. Try it: pick a direction.
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Fig. 01 — Interactive simulation (concept). Tap a direction to redeploy zones. Standby zone cycles on 1 min every 10 min — accelerated here.
A
You set the fire direction
Point the system at where the fire is coming from — north, east, south, or west. Deployment skews to that bearing.
B
Three zones deploy
Windward and flanking zones open; the leeward zone holds in reserve, cycling on for 1 minute every 10 minutes by default. Adjust the timing — or run all four zones at once.
C
City water, then reservoir
The system runs on the city main until municipal supply fails — then switches to the on-site reservoir and pump without missing a beat.
03 / The Hardware
Simple parts. No grid required.
Every component is chosen to keep working when everything else fails — power outages, water shutoffs, evacuation orders.
Perimeter Zone Sprinklers
4 zonesFour perimeter zones (N, E, S, W), each controlled by its own solenoid. Shield deploys all four zones at once for full-perimeter soaking. Guardian concentrates on the windward and flanking zones while the standby zone cycles on for 1 minute every 10 minutes — adjust the timing or run all four at once.
Dual Water Supply
City → ReservoirCity main water runs first. When municipal supply is lost, the system switches to an on-site reservoir (5,000–15,000 gal) with a dedicated pump pressurizing zone lines. Standard on both products.
Bio-Safe Retardant
GuardianGuardian only. A biodegradable, yard-safe fire retardant injects into the water stream at the mixing manifold — pre-wetting structure and defensible space without harming landscaping.
Solar Control System + SMS
Off-grid readyA solar-powered control system with battery backup takes your commands over SMS — deploy, set the fire direction, check status — and manages the pump and solenoid valves. No grid dependency.
04 / Region
Built for Reno, Tahoe & Northern Nevada.
High-wind, dry-fuel, wildland-urban-interface homes across the eastern Sierra face fire exposure that flatland systems weren't designed for. EmberX Defense is built for exactly this terrain.
Reno
NevadaFoothill and canyon homes along the eastern Sierra face increasing wildfire exposure. EmberX provides automated exterior defense when evacuation leaves your property undefended.
Lake Tahoe
California / NevadaDense forest, steep terrain, and limited water access make Tahoe Basin properties especially vulnerable to ember storms. Directional zone deployment targets the windward approach.
Truckee
CaliforniaMountain communities at elevation with long fire seasons and variable wind patterns. Set the approach direction and the system activates the correct zones.
Carson City
NevadaCapital region homes at the wildland-urban interface benefit from grid-independent, solar-powered defense that switches to on-site water when city supply fails.
05 / Questions
Straight answers.
No. EmberX Defense is an exterior wildfire mitigation system designed for roofline, eave, and perimeter pre-wetting with directional zone control. It is not an interior fire suppression sprinkler system.
06 / Early Access
Fire season doesn't wait. Neither should you.
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