Open AccessFire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting and Maintaining Firewise Plants for Landscaping
Author(s) -
J. Douglas Doran,
Cotton K. Randall,
Alan Long
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-fr147-2004
Subject(s) - landscaping , flammability , firefighting , environmental science , wildfire suppression , wildland–urban interface , interface (matter) , fire protection , civil engineering , engineering , geography , meteorology , environmental resource management , ecology , biology , materials science , cartography , capillary number , capillary action , composite material
This extension publication outlines plant characteristics that have the greatest effect on flammability, as discussed at three levels: plant parts (primarily leaves), whole plants, and groups of plants. Selecting firewise plants can reduce wildfire risk, but during drought conditions, most plants will burn if exposed to enough heat, regardless of their flammability. This document is Circular 1445, one of the series Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface of the School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published: March 2004.
Circular 1445/FR147: Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting and Maintaining Firewise Plants for Landscaping (ufl.edu)