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Fire adapted communities
Leschak
A fire adapted community could be defined as a knowledgeable and engaged community in which the awareness and actions of residents regarding infrastructure, buildings, landscaping, and the surrounding ecosystem lessens the need for extensive…
Year: 2014
Type: Document

Reducing wildfire risks to communities solutions for controlling the pace, scale, and pattern of future development in the wildland-urban interface
Wildfires are increasingly expensive and dangerous, burning homes, and consuming agency budgets. A large portion of the costs and risks are related to the need to defend private homes next to federal lands. Attempts to mitigate include voluntary…
Year: 2014
Type: Document