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The urban wildland fire interface: Part I
| Author: |
Butler, P.C. |
| Date: |
9/1976 |
| Periodical: |
California Fire Prevention Notes, California Division of Forestry |
| Abstract: |
Houses built in canyons and up and down steep hills covered with native vegetation pose a fire hazard from large wildland fires that run out of control. The threat is accentuated because the interface separating the two classes of inflammable materials is hard to recognize, has not been widely studied, and is not the responsibility of any agency. The root of the problem is the desire of people to live in rural surroundings. One solution to the problem is for the homeowner to find out what steps should be taken to render his home safe from fire and then to follow them. Everyone who lives in the urban/wildland interface may find immediate answers to fire prevention questions from local firemen. |
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