
#Fireproof 2008 house license#
Reuse: This item is offered under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license You may reuse this item for non-commercial purposes as long as you provide attribution and offer any derivative works under a similar license. Thought concerning the characteristics of a wildfire region should made before buying or building residences in relevant areas. They are classified as: grassland, shrubland, woodland, and forested. All regions have their own distinct set of wildfire characteristics that help to define themselves. There are four types of regions in the United States where wildfires occur that cause significant damage. The first step in reducing wildfire damage is to understand the nature of regional fire hazards and characteristics in relevant areas. Emplacement of fire hazard reduction techniques has become essential for those who live at this boundary. This expansion has strained the ability of firefighters and infrastructure to be onsite at the critical moment to prevent losses. The meshing of urban zones with undeveloped regions is a trend that has steadily increased throughout much of the twentieth century.

is likely the most hazardous place to build residences that can be affected by wildfires and thought must be made when considering to buy or build in these areas. Although wildfires can be powerful forces of destruction, risk mitigation is usually cost effective and simple to implement.Ī cultural feature of the modern American West is the tendency to build residential structures at wildland/urban interfaces. Residential loss to uncontrolled fires is devastating to those affected, and deadly if evacuation is not possible.
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They are responsible for the destruction of both public and private property every year, and the damage from one season can cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
