The Wildland Urban Interface program treated approximately 9,371 acres with a combination of prescribed fire, mechanical and herbicide treatments. Approximately $436K in project funds were executed to accomplish these treatments as well as several planning efforts and equipment acquisitions to support future WUI projects. Work took place at Blackwater, Forsythe, Cape May, Rachel Carson, Great Dismal Swamp, Prime Hook, Eastern Virginia Rivers, Long Island, Great Swamp, and Canaan Valley Refuges. The WUI program exceeded the 50% contract performance measure by contracting approximately 95% of its project dollars. In addition to using commercial vendors, work was contracted with U.S. Geological Survey, The Nature Conservancy, New Jersey Forest Fire Service, and the Canaan Valley Fire Department in West Virginia.

The Rural Fire Assistance program awarded 38 grants worth $149,401 to fire departments in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia. WUI Specialists Gerald Vickers and Bob Harris conducted eight post-grant compliance visits to fire departments in NJ, WV, VA, and MD, and eight to fire departments in ME and NY respectively. 172 fire departments within the Northeast Region have been identified as eligible to participate in the RFA program.