Upper San Pedro Watershed Wildfire Hazard Assessment and Mitigation Plan: St. David Community, Cochise County, Arizona. A Wildland Urban Interface Communities-At-Risk Program.

摘要

Federal wildland management agencies often bear several important fire management responsibilities within Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas. The role of Federal agencies in the Wildland Urban Interface includes wildland firefighting, hazard fuels reduction, cooperative prevention and education, and technical assistance. (Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy and Review, 1995). Wildland fire is a growing threat as urban sprawl rapidly spreads into areas with wildland vegetation. The problem is not new, though the severity of the problem is increasing as growing populations are drawn to the qualities of living available in the WUI. A growing number of areas in Arizona have a need for fuels reduction, but have not been analyzed for treatment. For fire management leaders, there is the challenge of accomplishing the greatest benefit, to the highest priority areas, with limited funding. The primary objective of the Wildland Urban Interface Communities-at-Risk Program is to reduce the risk of wildland fire in urban interface communities through education, prevention, hazardous fuels reduction, and to increase fire protection capabilities.