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WALTER Fire Component

Bullock Fire, Catalina Mountains Many factors influence wildfire probability and related fire hazard. Some are environmental factors such as the vegetation type, moisture level of the fuels (how easily they will ignite and how fast they will burn), historical pattern of fires, and how often lightning strikes cause fires in different parts of each study area. Also important is the probability of human ignitions across the study area.

Fire Hazard Assessment Process
From the Firewise web site, detailing 5 steps to an overall approach to determine your property's fire hazard that combines approaches taken by several jurisdictions throughout the United States.

Southern California Wildland Fire Hazard Center
The Wildland Fire Hazard Center uses current and near-term capabilities of the NASA Earth Science Enterprise (NASA ESE), developed by a consortium of universities, research organizations, and the Los Angeles County Fire Department, to assist in the management of fire hazards at the urban-wildlands interface to address a continuing regional problem threatening life and property. Primarily geared for the chaparral of Southern California.

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