From Activity to Impact: Prioritizing Wildfire Mitigation When Resources Are Limited

Wildfire mitigation is critically important.

But mitigation without prioritization can leave communities in a difficult position: a lot of activity, without changing the outcome.

In this session, we examined what happens when fast-moving, wind-driven fire escapes initial containment and reaches the built environment.

At that point, the question is whether structural ignitions will outpace suppression.

When ignitions outpace suppression, structure-to-structure fire spread becomes the loss multiplier.

Key themes from the webinar included:

• Matching mitigation to the mechanism of ignition
• Understanding the point of transition from vegetation fire to urban fire
• Concentrating work to achieve network effects
• Recognizing that there is no partial credit in wildfire mitigation

The goal is not simply to do more. The goal is to bring down the curve of structural ignition so the fire department stays ahead of the fire — not behind it.

Learn more by watching the webinar recording.

If you are evaluating how to prioritize mitigation in your jurisdiction, reach out to start a conversation about how this framework could be applied in your community.