Threats / Wildland-Urban Fire

Wildland-Urban Fire

Defensible space, a packed bag, and an evacuation trigger decided before the smoke is on the ridge.

ScopeLocalCauseNaturalDriven byLocationImpactMajorLikelihoodRare

Why it matters

What Wildland-Urban Fire would mean for you

Three numbers decide how important Wildland-Urban Fire is to your preparedness planning. Impact and Likelihood are general baselines. Vulnerability depends on how prepared you are for this threat.

ImpactMajor8/9

NegligibleCatastrophic

In the wildland-urban interface a fast-moving fire destroys homes and kills those slow to leave - a severe Impact tied directly to defensible space and an early decision to go.

LikelihoodRare2/9

RareFrequent

A real seasonal danger in the fire-prone wildland-urban zones, but rare for households outside them, which lands the Likelihood low as a national baseline.

VulnerabilityNot rated

NegligibleCatastrophic

This number is yours. It measures how hard Wildland-Urban Fire would actually hit your household given what you already have in place. Rate it in Threat Planning — then all three multiply into your personal threat rating.

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Be ready

Preparing for Wildland-Urban Fire

Concrete moves that lower your Vulnerability. Add any of them and we'll track it as an action on your threat list.

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Create defensible space - clear brush and flammables near the home.

Harden the home: ember-resistant vents, screens, and roofing.

Pack a go-bag and decide your evacuation trigger early.

Keep N95s and a plan for smoke even if you don't evacuate.

See it on the map

Wildland-Urban Fire where you live.

Where fire has actually burned — realized history, not a fuel model.

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