FireSmart Communities
Last Review/Updated: May 3, 2007
Wildland Urban Interface: A popular term used to describe an area where various structures (most notably private homes) and other human developments meet or are intermingled with forest and other vegetative fuel types.
Simply put, Wildand Urban Interface is where the urban lifestyle meets the forested area. In forest fire terms, any vegetative type (forest or grassland) is a potential fuel source that can pose a serious risk to human life and property in this "interface zone". By choosing to extend our lifestyle and communities further into forested areas we become more exposed to the danger of wildfire.
However, you are not helpless against the threat of wildfire. You can increase your level of awareness, increase your level of preparation, and reduce your risk with respect to wildfire in the Wildland Urban Interface. Please read on and discover ways to make you and your property "FireSmart".
