fire in utah's wildland/urban interfacelandscape to interrupt fire pathways. • firewise...
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Fire in Utah’s Wildland/Urban Interface
Dr. Mike KuhnsUSU Extension Forester
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Wildland/Urban Interface
• Between core urban and rural areas; also includes developed rural areas
• Popular for housing and recreation• Increased pressure throughout the West• Problems with wildlife, water quality, fire• 374,000 acres in Utah
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Popularity Leads to Problems
• Attractive natural vegetation• Fire often natural part of landscape• Access and infrastructure problems• Minor fires become major disasters• Fires cost 8-10x more to fight in WUI
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Spokane Area Fires
• Spokane County Washington• October 16-22, 1991• 92 wildfires kill one person and burn 114
homes
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Spokane area
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Spokane area
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Oakland/Berkeley Hills Fire
• Berkeley Hills area in Oakland, California• October 20-23, 1991• 25 people killed, 3,354 homes and 456
apartments destroyed• 790 homes in first hour• Damages in excess of $1,000,000,000• Also 1923 – 584 homes & $10M, 1970 –
38 homes & $3.5M
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Berkeley Hills before
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Berkeley Hills after
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Berkeley Hills rebuilding, 2/93
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Berkeley Hills rebuilding, 2/93
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Los Alamos (Cerro Grande) Fire
• Prescribed fire in Bandelier NM• May 2000• 220 structures & 43,000 acres burned• $100 million to $800 million in losses
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Rick Wilking/Reuters
Los Alamos, Cerro Grande fire
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Jack Cohen
Los Alamos; Cerro Grande fire
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Utah WUI Fires
• 1990-1992– 153 interface fires– 24 counties– $1.6 million property damage– $31.4 million threatened property
• 2001 -- At least 823 WUI fires• Over 400 communities “at risk”
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Wasatch Mountain Fire
• Wasatch County, Midway area• August 1990• Two firefighters killed• $1.2 million property damage• Twenty homes burned
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Wasatch Mountain area; oak-maple
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Wasatch Mountain area; oak-maple
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Wasatch Mountain fire
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Wasatch Mountain fire
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Utah WUI At-risk Areas
• Wasatch Front• Wasatch Back• Southwest Utah• Moab Face• Others
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Wasatch Front; Salt Lake City
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Wasatch Front; Bountiful
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Wasatch Front; Uintah, Ogden
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Wasatch Front; Uintah, Ogden
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Wasatch Back; Park City
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Wasatch Back; Sundance
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Wasatch Back; Logan
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Southwest Utah; Cedar Highlands
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Southwest Utah; Duck Creek
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Castle Valley; P-J, oak
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Castle Valley
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Castle Valley, P-J
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Castle Valley, P-J
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Castle Valley; oak, P-J
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Moab Face; oak, conifers
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Moab Face; oak, P-J, ponderosa pine
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Moab Face
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Solutions
• Community level• Development level• Individual level
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Community Level
• Planning and zoning• Infrastructure requirements
– Fire department– Road widths, grades, curves, etc.– Water supply
• Demonstration homes, landscapes• Ordinances
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Planning (SE of Cedar City, UT)
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Planning (Bountiful, UT)
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Fire station (Sundance, UT)
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Castle Valley Ordinance 99-4
“WHEREAS, fire fighting assistance from Moab or Grand County would take at least forty-five (45) minutes to get from Moab to Castle Valley…”
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Steep, poor road (Cedar Highlands, UT)
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Dead-end street (Uintah, UT)
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Water supply (Uintah, UT)
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Hydrant (buried; Uintah, UT)
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Utah County Ordinance #1993-07
• Building permit tied to fire safety permit• Sets standards for roads, premises
identification, water supplies, fire hydrants• Requirements for sprinklers, maximum
slopes, chimneys, driveways, roofs, landscaping
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Development Level
• Development location, layout• Fuel breaks• Water supplies• Buried utilities• Street, home signs• Covenants that help• Education, awareness
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Single road access (Bountiful, UT)
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Possible water source (Uintah, UT)
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Buried utilities (Uintah, UT)
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Powerlines (Bountiful, UT)
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Road sign (Cedar Highlands, UT)
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No road signs (Midway, UT)
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Wood roof, oak brush (Uintah, UT)
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Individual Level
• Building design• Building placement, access• Landscaping, maintenance• Water supply• Readiness
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Building Design
• Non-flammable roof• Non-flammable siding• Short, boxed eaves• Decks• Screened openings, chimneys• Down-slope windows• Sprinkler systems in and out
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Wood roof (Uintah, UT)
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Class A roof, boxed eaves (Uintah, UT)
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Wood decks (Boulder, CO)
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Building & landscape maintenance & design
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Screened chimney (Uintah, UT)
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Fire trouble spots
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Building Placement, Access
• Slope location, steepness• Driveway design• Fire department access to all parts of
property
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Homes on steep slope, oak (Midway, UT)
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Fire burns uphill faster than downhill
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Set-back from top of hill
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Structure to deflect fire
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Long driveway (Uintah, UT)
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Driveway & vegetation (Uintah, UT)
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Access gate (key?)
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Propane tank away from house
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Landscaping, Maintenance
• Defensible space• Pruning, thinning• Mowing• Firewood storage• Debris disposal• Monthly check• Fire-resistant (firewise) plants
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Defensible space; zones
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Defensible Space
• Clearance for firefighters to stay, work safely• Clearance in case firefighters aren’t available• Zone 1 (near) – well tended, neat, clean-up
litter, firewise plants, Class A roof• Zone 2 (mid) – low growing plants; few or no
trees, shrubs; step fire down• Zone 3 (far) – managed native vegetation,
thinned, pruned, cleaned-up
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Defensible Space
• As little as 60-100 feet of clearance can save a home, even with an intense crown fire
• More clearance is better• Litter and wood roofs ignited by
brands/embers burns many buildings• www.firelab.org/fbp/fbresearch/wui/home.htm
for info on fire behavior and building ignition
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Removing ladder fuels
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Landscape maintenance, near zone
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House in oak (Uintah, UT)
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House in oak (Uintah, UT)
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Contrasting landscapes (Uintah, UT)
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Good landscape; appropriate?
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Debris near house (Midway, UT)
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Debris along road (Uintah, UT)
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Firewood under wood deck
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Firewood near house
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Clean litter away from structure
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Home Protection Guidelines*
• Eliminate all flammable materials within 10’ of house • Consider wood roof as flammable; wet frequently • Remove flammable materials from decks, boardwalks• Remove pine needles from gutters and roof. • Staple metal screen over openings or gaps• If possible, wet around house; especially within 60’• Reduce or eliminate surface fuel within 100’ of house;
prune lower limbs of trees at least 8’ above ground • Remove fuel from around propane tanks
* See www.firelab.org/fbp/fbresearch/wui/home.htm
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Fire Resistant or Firewise (not Fire-proof) Plants
• Mowed grasses• Clover, alfalfa• Well-pruned shrubs like lilac, elderberry,
snowberry, sand cherry• Many broadleaved trees• Avoid conifers
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Firewise Plant Characteristics
• No plant is fireproof. All will burn in intense fire.• Firewise plants have one or more of these traits:
– contain more moisture, esp. during fire season– don’t contain readily flammable oils, chemicals– low fuel -- produce less litter or stay small– compact or low to the ground; can be used in
landscape to interrupt fire pathways.• Firewise plants generally low to ground, compact,
stay green and healthy with low maintenance and minimal water.
• Interrupt at least one leg of the fire triangle.Heat
Oxygen
Fuel
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Firewise Plant Characteristics & Management
• Trees provide large amounts of fuel; carefully place and maintain.
• Broadleaved trees generally less flammable than conifers (pines, firs, spruces, junipers).
• Most do well in sunny areas typical of some fire- prone sites.
• Some need minimal or no irrigation; over-irrigation can harm or cause fast growth. Some require irrigation.
• Some can be weedy in certain circumstances.• Consider plant availability and cold-hardiness.
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Water Supply
• Supplemental water supply – pool, stream, lake
• Stand-pipe away from building• Is supplemental power needed?
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Water supply
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Readiness
• Affected by attitude, awareness• Need for education• Escape plan• Tools, equipment• Communication with neighbors
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Sources of Assistance
• Local fire department• County Fire Marshal• Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands• State Fire Marshal• USU Cooperative Extension
– extension.usu.edu/forestry• USDA Forest Service; BLM• www.firewise.org• www.firelab.org/fbp/fbresearch/wui/home.htm