Knowing exposure risks important to saving structures from wildfires
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A study of one of California's most devastating wildland fires -- the 2007 Witch Creek/Guejito fire -- strongly suggests that measures for reducing structural damage and property loss from wildland urban interface fires are most effective when they are based on accurate assessments of exposure risks both for individual structures and the community as a whole.