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Updated: The Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire program now helps 30 communities reduce wildfire risk through improved land use planning. Read more
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County governments, fire districts and service areas, and landowners have many opportunities to reduce wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface through land use planning tools and strategies, though challenges in Montana’s regulatory framework remain. Read more
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Lack of access to a vehicle, poverty, and disabilities, can make evacuation difficult or impossible for some households. Read more
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A lack of land use planning amplified the devastation from Hurricane Harvey. Wildfire-prone communities should take note. 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
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Wildfire experts outline key science insights important to inform policy discussions and development while reducing future risks and costs. Read more
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The wildfires that burned the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park devastated nearby communities and underscore the need to reduce the risks and costs of future catastrophic events. Read more
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It is unlikely that insurance rates and policies alone will determine whether or not a landowner decides to build a new home on wildfire-prone land. Read more
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Mapping and understanding communities at risk from wildfires just became easier with a new interactive tool generated by Headwaters Economics. Read more
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This summary highlights the major research Headwaters Economics has conducted concerning controlling fire suppression costs, state case studies, and the growth of homes in the WUI. Read more
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Five urban areas in the West and Southwest are taking steps to mitigate wildfire risks and costs through the perspective of land use planning. Read more
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Case studies show how five urban areas in the West are using innovative land use planning tools to adapt to the increasing risks from wildfires. Read more
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The High Divide region, recognized as one of the most intact biological areas in the lower 48 states, is attracting many new residents and home construction is changing the landscape. Read more
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Wildfires increasingly are threatening urban areas—often repeatedly—putting more homes, lives, infrastructure, and other resources at risk. Read more
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This report outlines a number of solutions to alter the pace, scale, and pattern of future development in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Read more
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Wildfires pose a growing threat to many communities. As more development occurs near wildfire-prone lands, there is a growing need to reduce risk through improved land use policies and tools. Read more
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A sample of research and free tools available to help communities better understand the potential socioeconomic impacts of climate change. Read more
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This paper reviews the experience of national floodplain management programs to draw lessons for new approaches to reduce the costs and risks posed by wildfire to properties in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Read more
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The failure of Congress to pass wildfire disaster funding is a missed opportunity for two reasons: one to stop ‘fire borrowing’ and second to reduce risks and costs to homeowners and the taxpayer. Read more
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Study finds no evidence of a relationship between wildfire suppression costs and Firewise participation, suggesting policies should focus on other solutions to lower future expenditures, such as preventing development in high risk areas. Read more
