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Living on the Edge
A Wildland Fire Management Tool
As more homes and business are built in fringe areas near forests and wildlands, communication and education becomes key to understanding wildland fire management practices. This program educates community leaders about wildland/urban interface issues and how to design, build and maintain Firewise homes and communities. |
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Presentation videos and animations |
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Interactive exercises for community leaders
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Take home tools for sharing with colleagues |
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Community perspectives on WUI challenges
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ENGAGING VIDEOS
Presentation videos about wildfire ecology and wildfire risk factors promote the message that preventing wildland fire damage is a community effort – the responsibility of all stakeholders in the wildland-urban area.
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Watch a video presentation from Living on the Edge. |
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INTERACTIVE EXERCISES
Participants learn how to design, build and maintain homes and business to withstand wildfire damage. They learn how to develop communities that provide the best access for fire protection services, and defensible space to protect the community from approaching wildfire.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & TOOLS
Information on fire-resistant building materials and Firewise landscaping helps stakeholders develop strategies that reduce the risk of wildfire damage to their homes and communities.
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Click here to view information on wildland fuel descriptions. |
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WORKSHOPS
Living on the Edge workshops gather professionals such as builders, planners, elected officials, and emergency managers to communicate the message that designing, building and maintaining Firewise communities is a shared responsibility. Participants learn about wildland fire issues. They discuss ways to fortify homes against fire damage and how to provide appropriate landscaping and mitigation in the wildland/urban interface.
Click here to register for a workshop in your area.
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SPANISH VERSION
ITM has designed a Spanish version of Living on the Edge that features the same high quality video and interactive activities found in the original. This program, first employed by Florida, offers the growing Spanish speaking population valuable information that can keep their homes and communities safe from wildfires.
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Watch a video presentation from Viviendo en Riesgo en la Florida. |
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