of structures damaged or destroyed in wildfire events may first ignite from embers or ember-set fires.
Source: IBHS
Request access Homeowner pilot | Early access
Wildfire defense should already be installed.
PyroVeil is developing a roof-apex system designed to deploy an opaque, semi-reflective protective envelope around the entire home before the fire front arrives.
Early concept. Not certified or commercially available. Pilot scope and performance claims are subject to validation.
First homes
Put your property on the pilot map.
We are prioritizing wildfire-risk homes, second homes, builders, and communities experiencing insurance pressure.
in U.S. home value was estimated to face severe or extreme fire risk in 2025.
Source: Realtor.comprojected global fire protection systems market by 2030.
Source: MarketsandMarketsWhy now
The risk is moving faster than the defenses around the home.
Embers create distributed exposure
Wind-driven embers can reach roof edges, vents, eaves, decks, siding, and nearby combustibles. The defense has to address the envelope, not one nozzle or one sensor.
Fire-weather windows are expanding
Climate Central reports western U.S. climate divisions average 31 fire-weather days annually, with some areas adding roughly two months compared with 50 years ago.
Insurance is turning mitigation into infrastructure
Carrier pullbacks in high-risk regions make installed, inspectable resilience increasingly relevant to insurability, property value, and community planning.
The core mechanism
One cassette. A complete exterior envelope.
The concept adapts aircraft evacuation-slide deployment physics to a permanent roof-apex system. No ropes, cables, hoses, water, or external rigging are used in the visualized architecture.
Store at the apex
A weather-sealed cassette stores the folded membrane and inflation system at the building's highest roof point.
Deploy radially
Aircraft-slide-inspired air beams inflate from one hub and carry the opaque veil outward in every direction.
Enclose to grade
The tensioned envelope bridges the roof, drops around the exterior, and forms a continuous protective skirt at ground level.
Pre-deployment | Cassette closed
Post-deployment | Full enclosureConcept renderings. Cassette packaging, inflation architecture, ground sealing, wind performance, and building-specific fit remain subject to engineering and fire testing.
Neighborhood-scale exposure
One ember storm. Seven different outcomes.
Wind-driven embers can expose an entire street at once. PyroVeil is being developed as an installed defense layer that can remain with the structure when the homeowner evacuates.
The category
A deployable second layer over a hardened home.
PyroVeil is not a substitute for defensible space, ember-resistant vents, or fire-resistant construction. It is the action layer intended to remain with the structure when people evacuate.
DefenseInstalled readinessExterior coverageActs after evacuation
Home hardeningPermanent materials
Sprinklers / gelsVariesPartial / consumableDepends on trigger and supply
PyroVeil targetDeployable envelope layer
Pilot pathway
Early access is a fit screen, not a preorder.
The first campaign is designed to find urgent, technically useful pilot properties and the homeowners willing to help shape the category.
Nominate my propertyJoin the list
Tell us where the property is and what is driving urgency.
Remote fit screen
We review roof type, geometry, access, and wildfire exposure.
Pilot selection
Strong-fit properties may be invited to interviews, surveys, and prototype testing.
Strong first-pilot signals
- A home or project in a wildfire-risk area
- Recent premium shock, non-renewal, or coverage concern
- Evacuation history or an often-unoccupied property
- Willingness to share roof photos and join a research call
Clear claims
What homeowners should know now.
Is PyroVeil certified or available for sale?
No. PyroVeil is an early product concept recruiting research and pilot interest. Certification, pricing, installation scope, and measured performance remain to be established.
Does it replace defensible space or home hardening?
No. Those remain foundational. PyroVeil is being developed as a deployable exterior layer that could complement a hardened home.
Why focus on embers?
IBHS has reported that embers and ember-set fires can be the first ignition source for as many as 90% of structures damaged or destroyed in wildfire events.
Will it work in extreme wind?
Wind handling is a critical validation milestone. Membrane pressure, radial-beam stiffness, ground-level sealing, and building-specific geometry must be tested before any performance claim is made.
Does deployment require water or external rigging?
The current concept uses a permanently installed roof-apex cassette and inflatable radial beams. The visualized core system does not use ropes, cables, hoses, sprinklers, or water as its deployment mechanism.
The next defense layer