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WUI Fire Evacuation and Sheltering Considerations:...
This updated NIST report introduces a structured methodology to help wildland-urban interface (WUI) communities assess, plan, and execute fire evacuations when time is critically limited. Drawing on lessons from the…
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Wind-Driven Fire Spread to a Structure from...
This NIST study examines how landscape timbers contribute to fire spread during wildland-urban interface (WUI) events. Through 16 wind-driven experiments, researchers found that landscape timbers can ignite spot fires, transfer…
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Gross Domestic Product: 1st Quarter 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, real U.S. GDP declined by 0.3%, reversing the 2.4% growth from the previous quarter. This contraction was mainly due to a sharp rise in…
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Aging and Wildfire Risk to Communities
As wildfires grow more intense and frequent, an aging population is increasingly at risk, especially in rural and wildland-urban interface areas. This report highlights how older adults disproportionately live in…
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Flood Risk and the U.S. Mortgage Market
Flooding is the most expensive natural disaster in the U.S., yet many homeowners remain underinsured against its financial impact. A new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) highlights…
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Resilience Planning: What Communities Can Do to...
When disaster strikes, communities that plan ahead are better equipped to recover quickly and minimize damage. The Resilience Planning report by HUD highlights how communities can integrate resilience into long-term…
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Disaster Assistance
When disasters strike, access to nutritious food becomes a critical need for affected communities. The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plays a key role in ensuring that families receive…
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Eruptions of Hawaiian Volcanoes: Past, Present,...
Volcanic eruptions are more than nature’s spectacle, they tell the story of our planet’s dynamic forces. Hawaiian volcanoes, like Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, are among the most active in the…
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Recovering Financially After a Flood
When flood disasters strike, knowing what your flood insurance and disaster assistance cover is crucial. Flood insurance is a powerful tool that allows you to recover financially without the burden…
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Be Prepared For a Hurricane
Hurricanes are powerful storms that bring strong winds, heavy rain, and flooding, and they can impact areas more than 100 miles inland. With hurricane season peaking in September, it’s essential…
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Extreme Weather: Opportunities for Improved...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has broad national security and disaster preparedness responsibilities. Resilience across homeland security missions, systems and communities is of increasing importance as natural disasters, extreme…
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Earth Systems Science: Key Themes, Trends, and...
Our Earth system is facing a multitude of challenges across a variety of threat vectors. Identifying, characterizing, quantifying, and addressing these risks remains difficult. Threats like climate change pose existential…
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Addressing the Nation’s Wildfire Problem: An S&T...
As climate conditions are becoming hotter and drier, wildfires have grown more intense and destructive across much of the U.S. The public safety challenges from wildfires are most acute in…
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Wildfire Smoke Fact Sheet
Children are especially vulnerable to health effects during wildfires due to their developing lungs and other factors. Wildfire concerns include the fire itself, the smoke and ash, and the chemicals…
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The NIST Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Case Study...
The hazards and impacts of wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires significantly affect life safety and property across the U.S. In 2020, 44 million housing units in the U.S. were located in…
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