— Wildfire hazard assessment maps can help communities build safer neighborhoods, prioritize mitigation resources, and adapt to wildfire.
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Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.
Wildfire
As wildfires become more extensive and severe, the costs and risks are rising–largely due to continued home development in fire-prone landscapes. Changing where homes are built can reduce dangers, damages, and costs.
Kelly Pohl
Land Use Planning More Effective Than Logging to Reduce Wildfire Risk
— Updated: For communities land use planning is more effective than logging on federal lands to reduce future wildfire disasters.
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Communities Utilize Land Use Planning to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Costs
— Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire (CPAW) is helping communities reduce wildfire risks and costs. Four new communities join 26 others this coming year.
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Building a Wildfire-Resistant Home: Codes and Costs
— A new home built to wildfire-resistant codes can be constructed for roughly the same cost as a typical home.
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