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Fire departments across the country are increasingly being called upon to respond to WUI fires, including brush, grass, forest fires or other outdoor fires. You may believe that you don't have a WUI problem, and that WUI fires only occur in western states, but more than 46 million residences in 70,000 communities in the United States are at risk for WUI fires.
The WUI is the zone of transition between unoccupied land and human development. It is the line, area or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. Communities adjacent to and surrounded by wildland are at varying degrees of risk from wildfires.
WUI updates
COVID-19
Get your answers to frequently asked questions and read the latest guidance for wildland fire response during the pandemic.
Researchers see need for long-range wildfire smoke warnings
A team from Colorado State University found that long-range smoke was associated with increases in hospitalizations and increased risk of death from cardiovascular outcomes.
Investigation of MODIS-detected fires in NFIRS
The first report in our Wildfire Report Series investigates the feasibility of using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data as a means for identifying wildfire incidents that may be missing from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Effective communication can ignite wildfire safety engagement
Effective communication is one of the keys to creating fire-adapted communities. Learn how you can engage the whole community with these tips for starting good conversations about wildfire safety projects.
Community success story
Surviving Wildfire: A Tale of Two Communities
Learn how fire-adapted work helped communities in Colorado and Virginia survive wildfires with no deaths, no injuries and no structure loss in this short, easy-to-share digital presentation.
National fire situational awareness