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Upfront investments in rebuilding to wildfire-resistant standards can save billions in future avoided economic losses. Read more
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Retrofitting a home for wildfire resistance can cost as little as $2,000, making this approach an effective risk reduction strategy for communities. Read more
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In light of rising wildfire risks, we analyzed the costs of constructing homes to three levels of wildfire resistance in California. Read more
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Explore the number of structures destroyed in each state by wildfire. Structures lost—rather than acres burned—provides a more complete measure of the broad impacts of wildfire. Read more
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The number of western Montana homes in areas with high wildfire hazard has doubled, outpacing development rates in areas with low wildfire hazard. Read more
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Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire (CPAW) is helping communities reduce wildfire risks and costs. Four new communities join 26 others this coming year. Read more
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A new home built to wildfire-resistant codes can be constructed for roughly the same cost as a typical home. Read more
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Explore interactive maps of watersheds, wildfire, and the wildland-urban interface in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Read more
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Partners in Colorado’s San Luis Valley are working to better understand the impacts of wildfire to communities, watersheds, and quality of life. Read more
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Identify neighborhoods where overlapping wildfire threats and socioeconomic vulnerabilities may make people disproportionately susceptible to wildfire. Read more
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The number of western Montana homes in areas with high wildfire hazard has doubled, outpacing development rates in areas with low wildfire hazard. Read more
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Almost half of the full community costs of wildfire are paid for at the local level, including homeowners, businesses, and government agencies. Read more
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Explore all communities threatened by wildfires from 2000 to 2017. Read more
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The sortable table identifies frequently threatened towns and cities, including the different sizes and distances of wildfires from nearby communities. Read more
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A new tool helps the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico assess wildfire and populations at risk. Read more
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This story map provides Taos County residents with information about the ecological role of fire, the region’s wildfire risk, forest restoration projects, and emergency preparedness. Read more