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Homeowners Can Mitigate Wildfire Risk
Episode 184

Homeowners Can Mitigate Wildfire Risk

Oregon State University research engineer Erica Fischer discusses ways people can reduce wildfire risk.

DesignSafe Radio · erica fischer

March 21, 202515m 50s

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Show Notes

On the policy level, states first must define and map the wildland-urban interface; then states formally define risk-categories and mitigations required. Examples: clearing combustible material within five feet around the house and updating roof and siding with non-combustible materials. Fischer details these steps and ways research engineers seek to simplify risk-reduction for homeowners. 

Topics

wildfire riskwildland-urban interfaceurban conflagrationwildfire policywildfire mitigationurban wildfirewild fire