LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- With another dry winter on the horizon in Southern California due to La Niña , fire experts are urging home hardening as a precautionary means of protecting properties before the next red flag event.

The smallest details could make the difference.

"A properly hardened home should be able to withstand an ember storm and need no response to it," Bobby Milstein, a former licensed pyrotechnician, said in an interview with ABC7.

Milstein is now the owner of So Cal Fire Supply, a company that specializes in wildfire defense systems.

In an interview, he said there are multiple layers to making a property defendable - including small details -- down to your doormat.

"Elevated wood decks are a problem," Milstein said. "A sisal doormat can bring your entire home down,

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