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A New Community-Based Tool to Assess Wildfire Risk

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Brief synopsis about the Wildfire Risk to Communities interactive tool from the RMRS.

Management Implications:

  • The Wildfire Risk to Communities website is a one-stop resource where citizens and community leaders can assess the wildfire

  • By providing nationwide coverage of wildfire risk, it is possible to compare how the wildfire risk varies across a state, region, or county and prioritize actions to mitigate the risk.

  • Crucially for communities within the wildland-urban interface, the wildfire risk accounts for how houses may be susceptible to embers or indirect ignition sources.

Posted by:
Gloria Edwards
Published on:
October 30, 2020

Categories: Research Brief/SynthesisTags: community engagement, community fire response, community involvement, community planning, Community Wildfire Protection Plans, fire predicability, fire preparedness, fire science, geospatial data, joint community-level planning, risk, Rocky Mountain Research Station, science you can use, spatial fire planning, USFS, values at risk, wildfire, wildfire hazard, Wildfire Operations & Management, wildfire preparation, wildfire prevention, wildfire probability, wildfire risk, wildfire risk assessment, wildfire risk mitigation, wildfire risk reduction, wildfire risk to communities, wildfire smoke, Wildland, Wildland Fire, wildland fire science, wildland fire smoke, Wildland Firefighting, wildland urban interface

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