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Book/Book Chapter 
Wildfire protection in the Wildland-Urban interface 
Gorte, RW 
2011 
Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 
Wildfires and Wildfire Management 
99-104 
English 
Congress is giving increased attention and funding to wildfire threats. Much of the concern focuses on protecting homes and other structures in and near forests, an area known as the wildland-urban interface. However, not all agree on what can and should be done during wildfires, in their aftermath, and especially beforehand to protect the interface. This chapter describes the growth of the wildland-urban interface, wildfire suppression efforts, post-fire responses, and especially the programs and options for protecting the interface before the next wildfire strikes. Wildfires have made national headlines in recent years, with major fires in the West and South killing firefighters, burning homes, and threatening communities. Federal funding for fire protection has more than doubled in the past decade, and administration and congressional leaders have urged additional wildfire protection. (See CRS Report RL33990, Wildfire Funding, by Ross W. Gorte.) Attention has focused on protecting people, homes, and communities in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), but opinions vary over how to protect the interface. © 2010 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.