Fire fighter safety in wildland/urban interface fires.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: [199-?]Description: 24 p. : illSubject: Wildfires destroyed more than 1400 homes and claimed 44 lives in the United States during 1985, the year the National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection Initiative was launched. More than 300 homes have been lost to wildfires each year since 1985, and for the first time, in 1987, wildfires were responsible for more fire fighter fatalities than structure fires. The statistics are alarming, and they are the direct result of the growth and development taking place in the wildland/urban interface areas throughout the country. Delineations between wildland and structural fire jurisdictions have all but disappeared in many areas. The result is that wildland fire fighters are often called upon to protect structures, and structural fire departments are becoming involved in wildland vegetation fires more and more.
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Wildfires destroyed more than 1400 homes and claimed 44 lives in the United States during 1985, the year the National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection Initiative was launched. More than 300 homes have been lost to wildfires each year since 1985, and for the first time, in 1987, wildfires were responsible for more fire fighter fatalities than structure fires. The statistics are alarming, and they are the direct result of the growth and development taking place in the wildland/urban interface areas throughout the country. Delineations between wildland and structural fire jurisdictions have all but disappeared in many areas. The result is that wildland fire fighters are often called upon to protect structures, and structural fire departments are becoming involved in wildland vegetation fires more and more.
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