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The wildfire season in the Western United States has unfortunately evolved into a nearly year-round season, and maintenance and engineering managers in institutional and commercial facilities find that wildfire resilience has become a higher priority for them than ever. Now the Federal Energy Management Agency (FEMA) is moving forward on efforts to identify and address the issue.
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), a component of FEMA, recently released a summary of the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Report, which outlines and previews crucial recommendations to address the nationwide wildfire problem, such as preparing all firefighters for climate-driven increase in wildfires and establishing a firefighter cancer screening and prevention strategy.
These proposed solutions have become the basis for the Fire Service National Strategy, championed by the USFA, and include:
Dan Hounsell is senior editor of the facilities market. He has more than 25 years of experience writing about facilities maintenance, engineering and management.