An impact analysis for the National Guide for Wildland-Urban Interface Fires

The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction. [...] IRDR International Centres of Excellence (ICoEs), established through the IRDR Scientific Committee (SC) and the relevant National Committee (NC), provide regional and research foci for the IRDR program. [...] The National WUI Guide provides techniques to increase the resilience of buildings and communities in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). [...] The ratio of the benefit to the cost is called the benefit-cost ratio (BCR); if BCR exceeds 1.0, the Guide can be seen as cost-effective. [...] The BCR of the Guide exceeds 1.0 throughout Canada’s WUI, with the exception of existing houses in low-hazard areas.