Trying Not to Get Burned: Understanding Homeowners’ Wildfire Risk–Mitigation Behaviors

Environmental Management, 50(6): 1139-1151, 2012

By: Springer

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/46792
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Wildland-Urban Interface

This article examines the case study measuring whether homeowners had implemented 12 wildfire risk–mitigation measures in two Colorado Front Range counties. It was found that wildfire information received from local volunteer fire departments and county wildfire specialists, as well as talking with neighbors about wildfire, were positively associated with higher levels of mitigation.


Boulder, CO

2010 Population: 294,567

2010 Population Density: 405.58/square mile


Larimer, CO

2010 Population: 299,630

2010 Population Density: 115.42/square mile