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A fire adapted community is defined by the United States Forest Service as "a knowledgeable and engaged community in which the awareness and actions of residents regarding infrastructure, buildings, landscaping, and the surrounding ecosystem lessens the need for extensive protection actions and enables the community to safely accept fire as a part of the surrounding landscape." 〔USDA Forest Service, Fire and Aviation. 2014. Frequently Asked Questions -- Fire Adapted Communities. http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/prev_ed/fac/faqs.pdf〕 The National Wildfire Coordinating Group definition, which was developed approved by the Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee, is "A human community consisting of informed and prepared citizens collaboratively planning and taking action to safely co-exist with wildland fire." 〔National Wildfire Coordinating Group. 2014. Glossary of Wildland Terminology. PMS 205. http://www.nwcg.gov/?q=filebrowser/download/1828〕 According to a United States Forest Service briefing paper 〔USDA Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management. 2014. Briefing Paper. Topic: Fire Adapted Communities. http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/prev_ed/fac/facbriefing_paper.pdf〕 the following are some of the elements of a fire adapted community: The public understands: * the role of fire on the surrounding landscape * fire authorities may not save all homes * community mitigation actions reduce the impacts of wildfire The community takes actions to: * create a collaborative group to develop a CWPP * develop and maintain a mitigation education program including prevention * support and enhance local fire protection capacity (RSG!) * prepare structures for wildfire via Firewise, Living With Fire or similar principles * build with fire resistant materials and site structures in low risk landscapes * develop evacuation plans * create safety zones in the community and fuel buffers at its edge * use codes and ordinances if applicable * work with public and private landowners to treat hazardous fuels * maintain cooperative agreements with partners * increase and maintain risk reduction efforts over time. ==Fire Adapted Communities Coalition Resources== The Fire Adapted Communities Coalition is a group of partners committed to helping people and communities in the wildland-urban interface adapt to living with wildfire and reduce their risk for damage, without compromising firefighter or civilian safety. See External Links below for Coalition resources. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fire-adapted communities」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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