More and more homes are being built in wildland areas. The wildland/urban interface presents increased risk to property loss and loss of life from wildfires. It also brings complexity around firefighting tactics, incident command, communication between responding agencies, and structural protection strategies.
Wildland/urban interface fires demand a strategy that is different from structural firefighting. Wildland fire behavior, wind conditions, fuel sources, and structure triage are some of the considerations in wildland firefighting. Learn how to prioritize protecting lives, protecting properties, and conserving resources for fighting the fire, and whether the fire event needs to be controlled with either an offensive or defensive approach.
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