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  • Wildfire safety standards for Montana

    Wildfire safety standards for Montana

    Kelly Pohl

    Statewide wildfire safety standards are proven and cost effective. Montana can adopt standards to help make communities safer from increasing wildfire risks. Read more

  • Construction costs for a wildfire-resistant home: California edition

    Construction costs for a wildfire-resistant home: California edition

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    In light of rising wildfire risks, we analyzed the costs of constructing homes to three levels of wildfire resistance in California. Read more

  • Wood roofs are a $6 billion wildfire problem

    Wood roofs are a $6 billion wildfire problem

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    At least 1.2 million wood roofs are in areas with wildfire risk. Funding is needed to help communities prepare for wildfire. Read more

  • Community resilience in the era of megafires

    Community resilience in the era of megafires

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D., demonstrates how community resilience to wildfire needs to include planning and adaptation strategies for homes and neighborhoods. Read more

  • Newsletter: November 2019

    Headwaters Economics

    Our latest newsletter contains research on state trust lands in transition, state outdoor recreation economies, wildfire-resistant homes, and more. Subscribe to our newsletter. Read more

  • Building for Wildfire Summit: Understanding How Homes Burn

    Building for Wildfire Summit: Understanding How Homes Burn

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Video and highlights from an event that brought together diverse community leaders to explore practices for building fire-adapted communities. Read more

  • Building a Wildfire-Resistant Home: Codes and Costs

    Building a Wildfire-Resistant Home: Codes and Costs

    Kelly Pohl

    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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