Enhancing community safety: Effective wildfire mitigation and building practices

Enhancing community safety: Effective wildfire mitigation and building practices

Photos courtesy ROCKWOOL North America Part one of this article in The Construction Specifier’s December issue documented the growing exposure of Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) communities to high-intensity wildfire hazards and reviewed the mechanistic pathways by which structures ignite, notably ember and firebrand attack, direct flame impingement, and radiant heat. The technical discussion emphasized the vulnerability of roofs and exterior wal…