Defensible space (fire control)

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A defensible space, in the context of fire control, is a natural and/or landscaped area around a structure that has been maintained and designed to reduce fire danger. The practice is sometimes called firescaping. "Defensible space" is also used in the context of wildfires, especially in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). This defensible space reduces the risk that fire will spread from one area to another, or to a structure, and provides firefighters access and a safer area from which to defend a threatened area. Firefighters sometimes do not attempt to protect structures without adequate defensible space, as it is less safe and less likely to succeed.

Defensible space (fire control) - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Natural or landscaped buffer to reduce fire danger Graphic from the Government Accountability Office showing defensible space surrounding a home. The defensible space is marked in yellow. A defensible space , in the context of fire control , is a natural or landscaped area around a structure that has been maintained and designed to reduce fire danger. The practice is sometimes called firescaping . [ 1 ] "Defensible space" is also used in the context of wildfires , especially in the wildland–urban

Defensible space (fire control)

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