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  • Better Planning to Reduce Wildfire Risk: A Summit County Case Study and Lessons for Other Communities

    Better Planning to Reduce Wildfire Risk: A Summit County Case Study and Lessons for Other Communities

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    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

  • Lessons for Wildfire from Federal Flood Risk Management Programs

    Lessons for Wildfire from Federal Flood Risk Management Programs

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    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

  • Wildfire Budget, Incentives, and Missed Opportunities

    Wildfire Budget, Incentives, and Missed Opportunities

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    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

  • Local Responses to Wildfire Risks Are Limited

    Local Responses to Wildfire Risks Are Limited

    Chris Mehl

    This study reviews how western communities are addressing wildfire risk, how they have responded to recent major fires, and useful lessons and public policy insights for the future. Read more

  • CPAW Communities

    Kelly Pohl

    The Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire program works with many communities across the U.S. Read more

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