Framework for addressing the national wildland urban interface fire problem - determining fire and ember exposure zones using a WUI hazard scale / Alexander Maranghides, William E. Mell.
Destruction of homes and businesses from Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) fires has been steadily escalating as have the fire suppression costs associated with them. Since 2000, in the United States, over 3,000 homes per year are lost to WUI fires. This is compared to about 900 homes in the 1990s, and...
| Uniform Title: | NIST technical note ;
1748. |
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| Language: | English |
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Gaithersburg, MD :
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
2012.
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| Series: | NIST technical note ;
1748. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (v, 25 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
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