1,100 Communities at Risk of Urban Wildfire

MEXICO CITY.- More than 50% of the fires in the world happen in Latin America due to lack of adequate regulation. Mexico and Latin America in general are in serious danger of suffering serious tragedies caused by urban fires, says the study of the Latin American Fire Protection Network (Latin America PCI), the Mexican Association of Automatic Fire Sprayers (AMRACI) and the National Council for Fire Protection (CONAPCI).

1,100 Communities at Risk of Urban Wildfire

The recent blaze that destroyed much of Altadena, California was an urban fire ignited by wind-driven embers. Photo by George Wuerthner A new report from Headwaters Economics concludes that 1,100 communities scattered across the country are vulnerable to urban wildfires, such as the recent Altadena and Pacific Palisades blazes in California. While the origins of […]