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WUI Fire Evacuation and Sheltering Considerations - Assessment Planning and Execution

Red triangle - Why WUI fires are so dangerous

WHY ARE WUI
FIRES SO
DANGEROUS?

Wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires present unique and urgent challenges. These fast-moving events can ignite close to homes, overwhelm traditional evacuation routes, and leave little to no time for warnings - making advanced planning and awareness essential for protecting lives.

In this module you will learn

right arrow There are fire scenarios (ignition and spread) that will not allow sufficient time for residents to safely evacuate ahead of the fire.
right arrow WUI evacuations are extremely complex events;outcomes depend on community planning, fire ignition and spread, local weather, first responder activities, and evacuee decisions.
right arrow Wildland and WUI fires can result in severe exposures to first responders and evacuating civilians. These high exposure events can result in injuries and fatalities.
right arrow A prepared intermix community will be able to evacuate residents ahead of the fire in certain fire ignition and spread scenarios.
right arrow Under certain fire ignition and spread scenarios, life safety risks cannot be eliminated. Customized solutions leveraging existing community assets can be used to manage these risks.
right arrow A prepared intermix community will be able to evacuate residents ahead of the fire in certain fire ignition and spread scenarios.

Specific Module Sections

green fire and person Community Evacuations
green hand/gear/exclamation How WUI Fires Spread
green clipboard/target Fire Temporal
Relationships
green clipboard/target WUI Life Safety
green clipboard/target Evacuation Modeling Issues