Wildland Fire Prevention and Mitigation
More and more, people in the wildland/urban interface zone are feeling the effects of wildland fire. Every year families are evacuated and structures are destroyed as the result of wildland fires in this zone. There are tools that can assist professionals and homeowners in mitigating the risk of damage from a wildland fire, however. Below are just a few of the available resources that can help make the interface zone more survivable. |
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Assessment and Planning Tools |
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Wildfire Prevention Analysis and Planning |
This is an overview presentation of a prevention analysis planning process. This process analyzes RISKS, HAZARDS and VALUES; outlines an operational plan for the protection of resources from wildfire; and develops wildfire prevention program implementation costs. |
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Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies (RAMS)
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RAMS is a computer-based risk assessment and mitigation model. RAMS assists users in developing the optimum prevention and fuels programs and allows users to prioritize areas within their planning unit, consider various prevention and/or fuels treatment alternatives and develop the related budgets. Click here to go... |
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