Wildland Urban Interface. The operational role of federal and State agencies as partners in the wildland urban interface is wildland firefighting, hazard fuels reduction, cooperative prevention /education/mitigation, and technical assistance. Any fire service entity or resource may take action to prevent a wildland fire from reaching a structure, depending upon the location of the wildland fire and the chosen management strategy. Structural fire suppression is the responsibility of tribal or local governments. State and federal agencies may assist with exterior structural protection activities within the limits of their agencies policies. During wildfire incidents, development and implementation of structure protection plans and coordination with an Incident Management Team is a responsibility of the structure protection entity. Structure protection tasks may be delegated to an incident management team at the discretion of the responsible jurisdiction. Costs associated with the protection of privately owned structures on private or public (Federal or State) lands are the responsibility of the Agency or fire service entity that has jurisdiction for protecting the structure unless stipulated otherwise by agreements (e.g. – Special Use Permits). Appropriate Annual Operating Plans will further define operations in the wildland urban interface.
Wildland Urban Interface. The operational roles of the Federal Agencies as partners in the wildland urban interface are wildland firefighting, cooperative prevention and education. Structural fire suppression is the responsibility of State, Local or Tribal governments.
Wildland Urban Interface. (WUI) The line, area, or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetation fuels.
Wildland Urban Interface. Parties to this Agreement agree to cooperate in defining procedures and criteria for operational roles in the wildland urban interface. The defined procedures and criteria will be documented in appropriate level Annual Operating Plans.
Wildland Urban Interface. (WUI) The protection of human life is the single, overriding priority. Setting priorities among protecting human communities and community infrastructure, other property and improvements, and natural and cultural resources will be based on the values to be protected, human health and safety and the costs of protection. Once people have been committed to an incident, these human resources become the highest value to be protected. All WUI fires within the GPC Zone are coordinated through GPC. Follow policy identified in 2020 Interagency Standards for Fire and Aviation Operations to define what the United States Forest Service (USFS) primary role is in structure protection.
Wildland Urban Interface. Those areas of resident populations of imminent risk from wildfire, and human developments having special significance. These latter areas may include critical communications sites, municipal watersheds, high voltage transmission lines, observatories, church camps, scout camps, research facilities, and other structures that, if destroyed by fire, would result in hardship to communities. These areas encompass not only the sites themselves, but also the continuous slopes and fuels that lead directly to the sites, regardless of the distance involved.
