This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduce wildfire risk in natural landscapes by investigating opportunities available through zoning, home construction and fire safe building and landscape codes for the wildland-urban interface. Reference | Wildfire | Agriculture and Food SupplyUrban Landscape and Tree CanopyAquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and WildlifeProperty | ||
| Increase Firewise programming and wildland-urban interface (WUI) code enforcement within neighborhoods. Firewise is a program of the National Fire Protection Association. It aims to help neighbors in | Wildfire | Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyNatural Areas and WildlifePeopleProperty | Southwest | Flagstaff Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (p. 71) |
| Consider program requirements to integrate actions for addressing wildfire risk and limit construction in the wildlandurban interface. | Wildfire | Property | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 19) |
| Implement program conditions that promote wildfire management of open space and wildland-urban interface (WUI) boundary zones to separate developed areas from high-hazard areas. The WUI is the zone of | Wildfire | Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyNatural Areas and WildlifeProperty | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 19) |
| Involve fire protection agencies in setting development guidelines and standards. | Wildfire | Agriculture and Food SupplyUrban Landscape and Tree CanopyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterMultiple or All AssetsNatural Areas and WildlifeProperty | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 20) |
| Work with neighboring elected officials to establish wildfire mitigation requirements for large-scale areas. | Wildfire | Agriculture and Food SupplyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and WildlifeProperty | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 20) |
| Reference the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code when developing wildifre prevention policies and procedures. | Wildfire | Multiple or All Assets | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 20) |
