• S3E7: Breaking the Chain of Fire: Wildfire Research & the Pathway to Wildfire Ready

  • Sep 4 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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S3E7: Breaking the Chain of Fire: Wildfire Research & the Pathway to Wildfire Ready

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  • In this episode of Disaster Discussions, host Rachael Penton Gauthier sits down with the IBHS wildfire research team to discuss insights from research projects past and present. The researchers examine some of the reasons behind the growing issue of conflagration in the Wildland Urban Interface. They also define the three the types of fire ignition mechanisms, and discuss the research that has informed mitigation methods homeowners can use to help protect their properties from embers and flames, including the importance of the non-combustible zone zero. They also highlight the wind-driven building-to-building fire spread project that is underway at the research center, and look ahead to how this project will inform wildfire mitigation strategies at the community level.
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