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Eric Wiseman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Urban Forestry Dept. of Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation
Virginia Tech arborist@vt.edu
November 16, 2013 Charlotte,
North Carolina Tree Care Industry Expo ‘13
Firewise: Urban Landscapes for Fire Prevention
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PRESENTATION SCOPE & PURPOSE
Scope: The nature of wildfire in the wildland-urban interface and the threats posed to people and property
Purpose: Create awareness and understanding wildfire threats and show how arboriculture can help mitigate threats
November 16, 2013 Charlotte,
North Carolina Tree Care Industry Expo ‘13 |
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
• What is the wildland-urban interface?
• What is wildfire?
• What is Firewise?
• What are opportunities for arborists?
November 16, 2013 Charlotte,
North Carolina Tree Care Industry Expo ‘13 |
US Forest Service – Rocky Mountain Research Station
General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-299
Stein, S.M.; Menakis, J.; Carr, M.A.; Comas, S.J.; Stewart, S.I.; Cleveland, H.; Bramwell, L.; Radeloff, V.C.
www.fs.fed.us/openspace/fote /reports/GTR-299.pdf
January 2013
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
www.interfacesouth.org/fire/firewisehome
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
• What is the wildland-urban interface?
• What is wildfire?
• What is Firewise?
• What are opportunities for arborists?
November 16, 2013 Charlotte,
North Carolina Tree Care Industry Expo ‘13 |
WHAT IS THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE?
WHAT IS THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE?
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Source: US Forest Service, RMRS-GTR-299 (2013)
WHAT IS THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE?
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
• What is the wildland-urban interface?
• What is wildfire?
• What is Firewise?
• What are opportunities for arborists?
November 16, 2013 Charlotte,
North Carolina Tree Care Industry Expo ‘13 |
WHAT IS WILDFIRE?
Wildfire—unplanned fire burning in natural (wildland) areas such as forests, shrub lands, grasslands, or prairies.
wildfire from the is “an unplanned ignition caused by lightning, volcanoes, unauthorized, and accidental human-caused actions and escaped prescribed fires” (National Wildfire Coordinating Group glossary 2010).
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
• What is the wildland-urban interface?
• What is wildfire?
• What is Firewise?
• What are opportunities for arborists?
November 16, 2013 Charlotte,
North Carolina Tree Care Industry Expo ‘13 |
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
• What is the wildland-urban interface?
• What is wildfire?
• What is Firewise?
• What are opportunities for arborists?
November 16, 2013 Charlotte,
North Carolina Tree Care Industry Expo ‘13 |
WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARBORISTS?
Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire)
Firewise landscaping -clearing/thinning -planting
Community buffer zones
Consulting: risk assessment and wildfire mitigation plans
WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARBORISTS?
Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire)
WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARBORISTS?
Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire)
WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARBORISTS?
Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire)
WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARBORISTS?
Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire)
WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARBORISTS?
Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire)
WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARBORISTS?
Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire)
WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARBORISTS?
Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire)
WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARBORISTS?
Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire)
Close to home Flammable Juniperus
WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARBORISTS?
Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire)
Community buffer zone
WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARBORISTS?
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November 16, 2013 Charlotte,
North Carolina Tree Care Industry Expo ‘13 |
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