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NWFSC Fire Facts: What is? WUI

Year of Publication
2017
Product Type

Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) is the area where human development and the natural world meet or intermingle. Read more at Fire Facts: What is? WUI.

NWFSC Fire Facts: What is? BAER

Year of Publication
2016
Product Type

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) is an assessment intended to protect life, property, water quality, important archeological resources, and impacted ecosystems from further damage. Read more at Fire Facts: What is? BAER

NWFSC Fire Facts: What is? IMET

Year of Publication
2016
Product Type

National Weather Service Incident Meteorologists (IMET) provide onsite, tactical weather support for wildland fires and other incidents. Read more at Fire Facts: What is? IMET

NWFSC Fire Facts: What is? A Fire Adapted Community

Year of Publication
2016
Product Type

A Fire Adapted Community acknowledges and takes responsibility for its risk of wildfires and takes appropriate actions at all levels of the community. Read more at Fire Facts: What is? A Fire Adapted Community

NWFSC Fire Facts: What is? CWPP

Year of Publication
2016
Product Type

A Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is a plan developed by a community in an area at-risk from wildfire. Read more at Fire Facts: What is? CWPP

NWFSC Fire Facts: What is? Red Flag Warning

Year of Publication
2016
Product Type

A Red Flag Warning is issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) to alert land management agencies about the onset, or possible onset, of critical weather and fuel moisture conditions that could lead to rapid or dramatic increases in wildfire activity. Read more at Fire Facts: What is? Red Flag Warning