Wildland Urban Interface Institute
Palm Springs Convention Center
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Registration
ICC Member: $150.00 Nonmember: $175.00
Registration will begin at 8:00 am with the Institute beginning at 8:30 am and concluding at 4:00 pm. Lunch is included in the registration fee.
Course Description
Wildland/urban interface fire is an expanding issue in the United States; more than 44,000 communities have been designated at risk. Jurisdictions are being faced with increased demands for firefighting resources and the related escalating costs as a result of the impacts from population migration from urban to rural environments. At the same time, land-use and development needs continue to increase pressure, requiring improved collaborative planning at all levels, from the homeowner to the federal government.
This seminar provides an in-depth look at the wildland urban interface fire problem in the United States and its impact to local jurisdictions. Strategies to best utilize ICC codes are discussed, with a thorough examination of the International Wildland/Urban Interface Code. Mitigation tactics are explored, including how to integrate Community Wildfire Protection Planning (CWPP), GIS mapping with web-based hyperlinked planning and the International Codes.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this institute, participants will be able to:
Explain the wildland/urban interface and its impacts to local communities and jurisdictions.
Utilize codes and standards to help mitigate wildland/urban interface fire impacts to homeowners and communities.
Incorporate the 2006 IWUI Code in the performance of various jobs at the federal, state and local jurisdiction levels.
Enforce code provisions that help prevent the spread of fire from structures to wildland fuels and vice versa.
Evaluate whether structures are constructed in a way that limits their possible exposure from fires coming from wildland areas.
Enforce proper set back distances between structures and wildlands.
Properly apply fire-protection requirements.
Identify the wildland-urban interface areas in their jurisdiction.
Integrate codes and standards with Community Wildfire Protection Plans and web based planning efforts.
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