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IAFC Position: Collaborative Efforts for Reducing Community Risk in the WUI

The risk of wildland and wildland-urban interface fires in the U.S. continues to grow due to:

• Growing density and decreasing health of our forests
• Hotter and dryer climate trends
• Increasing numbers and density of homes built in the wildland-urban interface

At the same time, general statistical trends show increases in:

  • Size of wildland fires
  • Number of homes destroyed
  • Suppression costs
  • Financial losses due to wildland-urban interface fires

Whatever specific solutions are enacted for this growing problem must be collaborative. This IAFC position focuses on the second tenet of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy – collaborative action to reduce risk by promoting fire adapted communities (FAC).
The IAFC, through its Wildland Fire Policy Committee, will focus on the following to promote the greatest collaborative effort working toward addressing the national wildfire risk:

  • Risk assessment
  • Education
  • Planning
  • Mitigation
  • Topics:
    • Featured Wildland Policy
    • Fire-Adapted
    • Policy
    • Wildland
  • Resource Type:
    • Strategy development tool
  • Organizational Author:
    • Wildland Fire Policy Committee

Related Resources

  • IAFC Wildland Fire Programs and our partners invite you to check out this website where you’ll learn about fire-adapted communities, find tools and resources, and get inspired by community wildfire adaptation work. The Wildfire Adaptation Resource Hub is a place to ... read more
  • The RSG Program is one of our fire-adapted the resources that supports developing and improving dialogue between the fire service and the residents they serve. The program helps departments teach individuals who live in high-risk wildland fire areas and the ... read more
  • This course is based on the Wildland-Urban Interface Chief’s Guide, an official publication of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). Each module walks you through a specific section of the Guide and highlights key points about how to prepare, ... read more
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