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Publication Review
Title: Living
in the Wildland/Urban Interface: Estimating Your Wildfire Risk
Author: Boulder County, Colorado Land Use Department, 2005
File: Free Guide, PDF 87.8 KB, 2 pages
Audience: For homeowners, builders and architects.
Review
A short guide to estimating the fire risk for a home in the mountains
and/or wildland/urban interface. Rate your home with a number scale that
helps you determine how easy hour home is to defend against wildfires.
Issues covered include:
- Vegitation
- Slope
- Roofing
- Other risks
Detail drawings include:
- Sketch of defensible house in woods
Related Links
Firewise
Resource library and other information about wildfires
Institute for Business
and Home Safety
Features downloadable brochures about natural hazards including wildfires.
National
Database of State and Local Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Programs
A good place to find local programs and information about wildfire mitigation
Rocky
Mountain Wildfire Information
Database of information about wildfires and prevention
