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Protecting Residences from Wildfires: A guide for homeowners, lawmakers, and planners
| Author: |
Moore, Howard E. |
| Date: |
1981 |
| Periodical: |
Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-50. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station |
| Abstract: |
This report summarizes information on procedures for reducing losses of residences and other structures from wildfires. It outlines the problem of protecting homes from such fires, and proposes recommendations and standards. The Proposed Standards are proposals for the technically best solutions. Worded in advisory language, these standards must be reworded into mandatory language when enacted into laws, ordinances, or other requirements. The findings in this report apply not only to residences but to commercial, industrial, and recreational developments. Many building and fire codes now require fire-resistant construction for such developments. Few codes, however, address the problem of wind driven fires crossing broad expanses of wildland fuels. Responsibility for fire protection cannot be relegated to a single element of society. It calls for the combined efforts of government agencies and the private sector (fill. J). More than anything else, it requires the concerted efforts of homeowners and occupants. This guide is designed to help owners, occupants, lawmakers, planners, architects, builders, bankers, insurers, and financiers meet that responsibility. |
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