The Additional Firewise Links provided below have been organized by the major five categories. They are: Wildland/Urban Interface; National Links; Other States Firewise; National Firewise Courses and Resources; and Additional Firewise Information. These web site links all will provide the Homeowner with additional Firewise information in making their homes Firewise.
Fire is a natural occurrence in wooded areas of America. Homes are being built in or near forested areas and are now at risk of being burned by these wildfires. Homeowner must take proper fire safety precautions to protect their homes.
Jack Cohen, Research Physical Scientist, USDA Forest Service, Steve Quarles, PhD, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. This presentation was made at the Backyards and Beyond Firewise Conference in Denver of October 2011.
The Wildfire Ignition Resistant Home Design project has developed software (Structure Ignition Assessment Model, SIAM) for assessing home ignition potential during extreme wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires. This software is based on research findings from modeling, experiments and actual disaster examinations. SIAM addresses the home ignition zone (HIZ) – the home in relation to its immediate surroundings that principally determines home ignition potential during extreme wildfires.
Recent experiments at the Insurance Institute for Building & Home Safety (IBHS) Research Center have supported current SIAM development. The unique IBHS facility allowed us to conduct full scale exposures of house designs and materials to firebrand ‘blizzards.’ Attendees will hear how these experiments have provided insights as to how homes can ignite without direct wildfire heating, an important aspect of WUI fire disasters. In addition, the presentation will discuss how radiant panel and flame heating experiments have further defined ignition and window breakage for improving and validating SIAM.
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Cassy Robinson, Mechanical Engineer, of the Research & Development Engineering Directorate of the Savannah River National Laboratory. This presentation was made at the Backyards and Beyond Firewise Conference in Denver of October 2011.
Cassy presented the Wildfire Ignition Resistant Home Design (WIRHD) WILD FIRE WIZARD program, a science-based solution that provides community developers and homeowners the ability to assess and understand fire risks due to a nearby wildfire at the B & B Conference in October 2011.
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Click here for the WIRHD WILD FIRE WIZARD.