Ember Resistant Ridge Vent

A ridge vent for a roof, comprising:

• A ridge vent for a roof comprising:
• a vent base having a first trough with an inner diverter and an outer diverter joined by a first trough base and a second trough with an inner diverter and an outer diverter joined by a second trough base, wherein the first and second troughs are parallel and separated by a primary ventilation opening between their inner diverters and the first and second troughs are joined together by a plurality of straps and the outer diverters include weep holes where the outer diverters join the first and second trough bases respectively;
• a metal mesh cover for the primary ventilation opening;
• one or more air control elements secured in the first and second troughs between the inner and outer diverters in each trough and are operable to impede ember flow through the primary ventilation opening;
• a separable vent cap operable to cover a portion of the first trough and the air control elements therein, the primary ventilation opening and a portion of the second trough and the air control elements therein, creating a bi-directional ventilation flow path through the primary ventilation opening, over the inner diverters, through the plurality of air control elements and past the vent cap and out over the outer diverters;
• a first edge filter operably connecting the vent cap and the first outer diverter;
• and
• a second edge filter operably connecting the vent cap and the second outer diverter.