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- Wildfires - World Health Organization (WHO)
Wildfires that burn near populated areas can have significant impact on the environment, property, livestock and human mortality and morbidity depending on the size, speed and proximity to the fire, and whether the population has advanced warning to evacuate Wildfire smoke is a mixture of air pollutants of which particulate matter (PM) is the principal public health threat PM 2 5 from
- Firewise USA® - Firewise USA® sites - NFPA
Use our interactive map to access information about where our Firewise USA® sites are located and learn where wildland fires are occurring within the US
- How Do Wildfires Start - NFPA
From lightning to human causes such as campfires and fireworks, learn more about the various ignition sources for wildfires and how to stay safer
- NFPA - Firewise USA®
NFPA's Firewise USA® program teaches people how to adapt to living with wildfire and encourages neighbors to work together and take action
- Los Angeles Wildfires FAQs - NFPA
As historically destructive wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area, questions about how wildfires most often burn down homes, the best way communities can rebuild after a wildfire, and what building code requirements exist in California have surfaced in news reports, conversations on social media, and elsewhere To help answer some of these questions and others, Michele Steinberg
- NFPA - Preparing homes for wildfire
There are methods for homeowners to prepare their homes to withstand ember attacks and minimize the likelihood of flames or surface fire touching the home
- Wildfires - World Health Organization (WHO)
A wildfire is an unplanned fire that burns in a natural area such as a forest, grassland, or prairie Wildfires are often caused by human activity or a natural phenomenon such as lightning, and they can happen at any time or anywhere In 50% of wildfires recorded, it is not known how they started
- Forest Fires vs Wildfires - NFPA
All forest fires are technically wildfires, but not all wildfires are necessarily forest fires Learn more about the differences
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