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FIRE-ADAPTED COMMUNITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pre-Fire Planning
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

[A neighbourhood] located in [a] wildfire-prone [area] that can survive [a] wildfire with little or no assistance from firefighters.

CONT

The concept of fire-adapted communities (FACs) holds that, with proper community-wide preparation, human populations and infrastructure can withstand the devastating effects of a wildland fire, reducing loss of life and property.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévision des incendies
  • Incendies de végétation

Spanish

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