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In a connected world, everyone is at risk of the increasing dangers of wildfires and their link to climate change. The elements that worsen wildfire vulnerability in wildland urban interface (WUI) areas include:
1. WUI growth - increased human footprint, such as number of homes, businesses, schools, and infrastructure located in the space between urban areas and surrounding wildlands.
2. Hazardous climate conditions - longer periods of drought, and extreme weather events produce more lightning strikes that start fires, and stronger winds which help fires spread more quickly.
3. Growing fuel conditions - Increased drought conditions felt in many parts of the world create drier environments where trees and vegetation burn more easily. Property development in the WUI also interrupts the natural process of fire clearing out undergrowth. These conditions produce plenty of fuel for large fires.
We provide comprehensive prevention measures, from road design to forest management:
We provide research-based precautionary measures and actions to avoid and mitigate potential wildfires:
We provide hazard mitigation and immediate assistance in an emergency:
We offer the following services that lead to quick resumption of key operations and environmental restoration:
We developed a means to assess the specific risk of a community to wildfire threats, given the physical and environmental factors present and the capacity of the community to evacuate.”
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Across all our areas of expertise our team, alongside our large and small business partners, is here to provide the support you need, every step of the way. Together, we can create wildfire-ready communities, businesses, and environments.
We provide full access to:
These are some of the services that are at your disposal when you work with us:
- GHD Navigator® EHS&S platform (Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability)
- Advanced analytics and artificial intelligence
- Location intelligence
- Drones and geomatics
- Connected infrastructure and smart places
- Digital twin