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Wildfire & Ember Protection · break the ignition pathway early

Wildfire defence starts with the small things wind can carry to the building.

Embers can reach a property ahead of the main fire and accumulate at vents, gutters, roof corners, deck gaps, fences, stored materials and the base of walls. Apollo is developing this category around verified ember-entry and near-building protection rather than generic fireproof claims.

Wind Flood Fire Heat Outage
Modern firewise home with screened openings, clean roof edges and a noncombustible near-building landscape zone
Representative Weather Protection application · final product selection, design values and technical capacity remain project-specific.

Protection pathways

Build the protection package around the actual risk.

Technical verification

Ember-Resistant Vents

Vent systems intended to preserve required airflow while reducing ember-entry pathways.

Technical verification

Ember Mesh & Screens

Selected screening products for vulnerable openings and interfaces where supported by tested evidence.

Coming soon

Roof & Gutter Protection

Debris-management and protected-edge pathways that reduce ignition opportunities at the roof perimeter.

Coming soon

Noncombustible Perimeter Systems

Near-building surface and edge systems designed to reduce easy ignition bridges.

Planning pathway

Firewise Landscape Interfaces

Separation, maintained access and discontinuity around vegetation, fences, decks and storage.

Planning pathway

Heat + Smoke Refuge

Coordinate a closable, lower-load room with filtration, shade and essential power planning.

Open pathway
Planning pathway

Solar Control

Reduce refuge-room heat load so a smoke event does not force a conflict between clean air and overheating.

Open pathway
Planning pathway

Resilient Property Framework

Map the ember → fuel → flame → connected element → building pathway before buying products.

Open pathway

Range development

Current systems plus the next verified product families.

Coming Soon means the category belongs in the Weather Protection programme, but the final supplier, model, technical evidence and project limits are still being verified before Apollo publishes a product specification.

Technical verification

Tested ember-resistant vents

Primary sourcing target. Product pages will only launch when evidence covers the actual vent configuration being offered.

Technical verification

Ember-resistant mesh

Screening pathways for suitable vents, openings and service interfaces subject to verified material and test data.

Coming soon

Roof-edge + gutter debris protection

Products that make recurring inspection and debris management easier without creating drainage problems.

Coming soon

Noncombustible perimeter products

Selected hardscape, edge and screening systems for the near-building zone.

01Weather protection strategy

Treat wildfire as a connectivity problem.

A roof covering can perform well while dry debris in a corner, an open vent, combustible storage or a fence connection creates the actual ignition pathway. The useful question is: if this ignites, what can it ignite next?

02Weather protection strategy

The near-building zone should reduce easy ignition bridges.

Resilient design can use noncombustible or low-ignition surfaces, maintained separation, clean roof edges and deliberate spacing without turning the property into a barren landscape. Exact distances and materials remain jurisdiction-specific.

03Weather protection strategy

Vents must still perform their normal building function.

Blocking ventilation casually can exchange an ember problem for moisture or durability problems. Apollo will only add vent and mesh products where technical evidence and local compliance pathways are clear.

04Weather protection strategy

Wildfire resilience changes with the season.

Leaves return, vegetation grows, mulch migrates and storage moves. A good system includes inspection and maintenance rather than assuming a one-time installation remains effective indefinitely.

Apollo method

MAP → PRIORITISE → VERIFY → INTEGRATE → MAINTAIN

Map the hazard and building interfaces. Prioritise where failure has the greatest consequence. Verify the exact product evidence and local design requirements. Integrate structure, drainage, power, access and recovery. Maintain the system so the protection remains real rather than historical.

Technical evidence standard

Framework first. Exact evidence before claims.

The planning framework helps identify what to protect and which questions to ask. Actual structural, flood, electrical, wildfire, drainage and product-performance decisions remain tied to current local requirements, exact supplier documentation and qualified professional input where required.

Apollo NZ Global · International project supply

Build the weather-protection package around the property.

Send the location, plans, photos, opening dimensions and the weather risks you are trying to manage. If a product family is still marked Coming Soon, we can also use the project brief to guide sourcing and technical verification.

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