Case study area selection of rural NWMed communities was based on the following criteria: 1) currently facing fire risks among other natural risks; and 2) previous experience with wildland fire and participation in fire knowledge exchange networks (such as projects with the Pau Costa Foundation, i...
Figure 2.Locales in California with high or very high risk of wildfire. (Map: California Office of the State Fire Marshal) Should residents in low-risk areas be effectively asked to pay for protecting residents in these high-risk zones?