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Planning to Live with Fire: Designing & Retrofitting Communities with Fire in Mind

Presenter: Carol Rice, Wildland Resource Management Inc.

Description: Carol Rice, coauthor of the book “Managing Fire in the Urban Wildland Interface,” discusses appropriate land use policy, community layout, infrastructure, building requirements, and vegetation management in the WUI. This webinar is targeted for local planners, resource managers, property owners, homeowner associations, developers, and fire authorities. Considerations for existing and new communities are addressed, along with individual lot-by-lot development. Case studies are used to illustrate the process of planning to live with fire.

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