AMERICA WILDLAND–URBAN INTERFACE BURNING: A MODERN APPLICATION OF A HISTORIC SUCCESS
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Authors
Litzenberg, Erik
Subjects
wildland-urban interface
community risk reduction
firefighting
wildland
cohesive strategy
America Burning
America Burning Revisited
America Burning Recommissioned
national fire plan
fire adapted communities
community risk reduction
firefighting
wildland
cohesive strategy
America Burning
America Burning Revisited
America Burning Recommissioned
national fire plan
fire adapted communities
Advisors
Kline, Jeffrey E.
Fernandez, Lauren S.
Date of Issue
2020-03
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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In 2018, the Camp fire, a conflagration in the wildland–urban interface (WUI), destroyed Paradise, California, killing nearly 90 residents. Reports of the disaster focused on risk reduction in the structural or wildland environments; a comprehensive, collaborative look at the WUI, where the built environment and wildland or “outdoors” meet, has yet to be produced. In the 1970s, statistics on the number of fires and on persons killed or injured in fires, showed alarming growth, and in 1973 a report (America Burning) was ordered by Congress to present ways of reversing these trends. Subsequent core documents guided federal response and preparedness in general, but fires in the WUI zone were little discussed. This research makes policy recommendations for the WUI as a domain characterized by unique circumstances that require tailored plans. Data is analyzed through a strategic framework developed by the military to assess operational environments. The commissioning of an updated national report that reflects contemporary developments in firefighting, community awareness, and technologies is urged, and specific policies are recommended for implementation.
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