Chapter 5 of this publication has detailed recommendations and considerations on how to best install or improve access and roads.
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"The leading information and knowledge resource on fire, electrical and related hazards"
The mission of the UC Berkeley Center for Fire Research and Outreach is to provide a forum for coordination on emerging research and tools regarding wildland fire in California. The center will facilitate working groups devoted to a specific field or topic of research and management that relates to fire. The Center also addresses areas with Mediterranean climates world-wide.
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Provides resources on building materials and codes for homes located in Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
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Provides fire preparation resources to residents of the Tahoe Basin area
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This website contains information on how to prepare different parts of a home - roofs, doors, windows, decks, etc. - for threats created by wildfires.
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A UCCE website that provides information on the fire risks associated with different sections of a house and its immediate surroundings.
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This program, which is part of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), seeks to assist communities to adapt to living with wildfire and encourages neighbors to act together to prevent losses to wildfire.
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A national Cooperative Extension website with many resources regarding fire preparation, including activities for home protection that can be done before, during, and after a fire occurs near your home.
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The California Fire Safe Council provides resources and support for Californians to make their homes and communities fire safe, as well support for running local Fire Safe Councils in communities.
Read MoreSAFE Landscapes is a project of the Natural Resources Program based inLos Angeles and Ventura County Cooperative Extension that focuses onproviding homeowners with fire and sustainability information.
Read MoreThe LWF site provides wildfire threat reduction recommendations for fire-threatened communities in Nevada.
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The California Fire Science Consortium is divided into 4 geographic regions and 1 wildland-urban interface (WUI) team. Statewide coordination of this program is based at UC Berkeley.
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This regional Fire Science Exchange is one of 15 regional fire science exchanges sponsored by Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP).
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