Safe separation distance score: a new metric for evaluating wildland firefighter safety zones using lidar

by sbfirescadmin | May 8, 2020 | Resources, Risk Management

Safety zones are areas where firefighters can retreat to in order to avoid bodily harm when threatened by burnover or entrapment from wildland fire.

In partnership with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, a team of UCSB graduate students are surveying local communities in order to learn about what plants are commonly found near homes. The results of this survey will help the researchers choose plants for future flammability testing. Click HERE to complete the survey.