— Almost half of the full community costs of wildfire are paid for at the local level, including homeowners, businesses, and government agencies.
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Solutions
Most communities today are not controlling future development on fire-prone lands. Getting the incentives right is essential; with negative consequences for private land management decisions that increase risk, and positive rewards for decisions that reduce risk.
Communities Reduce Wildfire Risk Through Land Use Planning
— The Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire program now helps 26 communities reduce wildfire risk through improved land use planning.
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Planning Tools to Reduce Montana’s Wildfire Risk
— 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.
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Kelly Pohl
Fire & Flood: Lessons from Hurricane Harvey for Wildfire
— A lack of land use planning amplified the devastation from Hurricane Harvey. Wildfire-prone communities should take note.
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