The NIST Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Case Study Approach and Outlook

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 the WUI , with more than 60 thousand communities at risk of WUI fires. Thousands of structures are destroyed, and dozens of lives are lost in WUI fires each year. The effects of climate change resulting in increased fire activity and severity, combined with the expansion of WUI presents increased risk of losses in wildfire events.