By Seth Barker Most fire districts that reside in the wildland urban interface (WUI) are in danger of a catastrophic loss from wildland fire....
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by Dan Landrigan | Feb 7, 2024 | Features, News
By Vyto Babrauskas How do houses burn down? There are two main ways: from an internal ignition source and from an external ignition source....
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by Dan Landrigan | Jan 5, 2024 | News
BY BRIAN DODGE A few years ago, I was talking to one of my captains about a “small” brush fire that had occurred the previous shift. I was off...
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by Dan Landrigan | Jun 7, 2021 | Firefighting, News
An Analysis of California NFIRS Data, 2009‑2011 United States Fire Administration The WUI is the area where housing and natural...
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by Dan Landrigan | Jan 18, 2021 | Firefighting, News
Application process for grant funding to help support home improvement wildfire risk reduction projects National Fire Protection Association...
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