Tilting the Wildfire Odds

NFPA Journal Podcast by NFPA

Nov 11, 202552:22Government & Organizations

In even the most destructive wildfires, some structures survive untouched while everything around them is incinerated. It begs the question: What factors are most responsible for determining if a home is destroyed or sur...

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