Wildland Urban Interface

After the historic 2017 wildfire season that burned over a million acres of forestland as well as private property, officials with the DNRC are advising residents in the wildland urban interface to prepare their properties for fire.

DNRC setting up readerboard in Missoula to encourage residents in wildland urban interface to prepare for wildfires.

The western United States has been hit hard over the last decade by what are being called 'Mega Fires', and a public event to discuss the issue is planned for Missoula.

Since Missoula is surrounded by forestland, and many homes and developments are in what is called 'the wildland urban interface', preparing a defensible space around residential property is essential.

The 2013 fire season saw thousands of acres burned and many homes destroyed in western Montana.