Apparatuses and methods for protecting buildings which are likely to fall in the path of wildfire and/or strong wind are disclosed. The apparatus comprises two main parts: the first part comprises a set of rigid poles pre-installed in the ground surrounding a building to be protected, and, the second part comprises a set of frames, each frame supporting a mesh that, when extended over the building to be protected, shields at least a portion of the building underlying the mesh from the destructive force of fire and/or strong wind. The set of frames with its corresponding meshes, when assembled together, forms a continuous protective pyramid-shaped net that covers the entire building. The set of frames and the set of rigid poles have complementary mechanical receptacles to lock with one another so that the rigid poles collectively provide ground support when the frames are deployed over the building.