WILDFIRE RESILIENCE
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Summary
Wildfire Resilience covers how buildings and sites are made less likely to ignite from embers and flame contact, and how they are assessed and rebuilt after a fire. Notes cover defensible space, hardening details, plant selection, and post-fire recovery.
Types
- Defensible Space
The zoned approach to defensible space around a building, from the ember-resistant zone at the walls out to a reduced-fuel zone. - Fire Mitigation
Home hardening details that resist ember entry and ignition, including vent screening, noncombustible surfaces at the walls, and fence and gate replacement. - Fire Recovery
Post-fire assessment, ash and debris hazards, testing, and remediation before rebuilding or reoccupying a building or site. - Wildland-Urban Interface Planting
Plant selection, spacing, and mulch rules for landscapes in the wildland-urban interface, organized by distance from the building.
Sources
- California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Ready for Wildfire, defensible space, https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/defensible-space
- Washington State Department of Health: wildfire cleanup, https://doh.wa.gov/tr/node/53089