Wildfire! Preventing Home Ignitions

The National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection Program www.firewise.org Wildfire! Preventing Home Ignitions FWC-623-01 This program is based on the research of Jack Cohen, U. S. Forest Service, Research Physical Scientist, at the Fire Sciences Laboratory of the USDA Forest Service in Missoula, MT. The program discusses how the combustion process effects forest fires, what you can do to create survivable space, why some homes are destroyed while others survive, how to identify your home's Ignition Zone – the area that includes the home and its immediate surroundings, which, if properly conditioned, can save the home during a wildfire.