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Back to topFire Mitigation
Mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property from a hazard event. This process has four steps:
•organizing resources
•assessing risks
•developing a mitigation plan
•implementing the plan and monitoring progress
How will fire mitigation help protect my home from fire?
Prescribed (Rx) Burns
Back to topWildland Fires
What is an "urban interface fire"?
The wildland/urban interface is the geographical point where the diverse values of the wilderness and urban development meet. In the interface, structures and vegetation are sufficiently close that a wildfire may spread to structures or a structural fire may ignite trees and vegetation.