For people living in the “wildland-urban interface,” wildfire risk is the new normal, and the risk is increasing as more people move into places where cul-de-sac meets forest or sagebrush. Chris ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Wildland-Urban Interface Ordinance applies to areas with high fire hazard severity zones and one Fire Marshall says he’s most concerned with east Bakersfield. The ...

While the term “wildland-urban interface” may be unfamiliar, chances are you’re among more than 8 million Texans living in it — the rapidly expanding intersection of undeveloped native landscapes and ...

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Since January 7, wildfires have been devastating the Los Angeles area. In the span of 10 days, several different fires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, have burned more than 40,000 acres and ...

DENVER — A new study from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) shows that burned areas in the wildland-urban interface have increased by 35% since 2005 and that trend will likely ...

The wildland urban interface (WUI) is an area where human-made structures and infrastructure are located in or near areas of undeveloped wildland or vegetation. The communities and ecosystems are ...

Communicating during emergency operations is a constant challenge for those in the fire service. Nowhere does that become more evident than during a wildland urban interface (WUI) incident. Structural ...

Editor’s Note: The Oregon State Forester announced on Aug. 4 that the initial version of the map has been withdrawn. It will be revised after seeking more input from the public. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) ...

TRI-CITIES – Out past the urban centers of Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane and toward the rural areas of central and Eastern Washington is an area of land not quite uninhabited and not quite bustling – ...

Humans and habitat intersect in the wildland-urban interface, or WUI, a geography that now includes about one-third of homes in the United States within just 10 percent of the nation's land area. Both ...