INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District (NLTFPD) announces that the newly adopted 2024 Lake Tahoe Nevada Fire Code and 2024 Lake Tahoe Nevada Wildland-Urban Interface ...

Yet the limited scientific understanding of WUI fires impeded their efforts, with building codes built on best-guess estimates. To address this, the ASTM International sponsored a workshop in 2015 ...

Karola Hanks was nominated to serve as chair of the Wildfire Resiliency Code Board Communities such as Durango and Bayfield are often referred to as “tinder boxes.” They sit in an ill-defined area ...

Sacramento, California – On February 26, 2025, the State of California adopted the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code® (IWUIC®) as the basis for Title 24, Part 7, 2025 California ...

New wildfire protection rules may be around the corner for buildings and landscaping in Boulder. The Boulder City Council may adopt elements from the 2024 International Wildland Urban Interface Code, ...

The recent LA fires drove home how dangerous wildfires can be when they encroach on urban areas. So-called 'wildland-urban interface' fires are on the rise. However, building codes and standards have ...

Large-scale fire events are on the rise, from the flames that raged for days across LA, to the widespread devastation seen in Greece in 2023 and 2024. The blurred line between urban and wildland areas ...