EIGHT YEARS AGO, Cross Creek Road, a winding street in Santa Rosa's upscale Fountaingrove development, was flanked by oak ...

Under the WUI code, homeowners in very high severity zones must clear vegetation within 5 feet of their homes and trim tree ...

Benjamin Franklin Colorado Springs includes geographic areas that are designated Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas. These are transitional areas where undeveloped wildlands meet areas of human ...

The destruction of homes and businesses from wildland/urban interface (WUI) fires has been steadily escalating, as have the fire suppression costs associated with them. Since 2000, more than 3,000 ...

In politics and public policy, narratives are a very big deal. Those who craft and control the dominant narrative exert a lot of influence over how we perceive public problems and how we identify ...

In my short 17-year fire career, I have had the experience of operating on many wildland/urban interface (WUI) incidents that have tested the most seasoned of firefighter and taxed personnel and ...

New research quantifies the health risks of wildland-urban interface fires, showing fire emissions in populated areas are three times more likely to lead to annual premature deaths than emissions from ...

Several years ago, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)’s Safety, Health & Survival section developed “Rules of Engagement” for structural firefighting. Most firefighters are familiar ...