The protection of private residences from wildland fire produces high levels of cost and safety risk to firefighters, especially with the expanding ex-urban settlement pattern in the wildland urban interface (WUI). Economic information on probable structure losses can help guide efficient...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Great Moderation -- Introduction -- Birth: Calm after the Storms -- Life: The Great Risk Shift -- Death: The Dissenters and Their Vindication -- Reanimation: A Global...