Assessing Wildfire Hazards in the Home Ignition Zone (HIZ) Workshop

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is now offering the NEW 2-day HIZ workshop!
This workshop will help you to identify hazards and reduce risks in the home ignition zone before a wildfire starts. Recent research has lead to a greater understanding of how wildland fires ignite homes. By applying new knowledge of how wildland/urban interface fires occur and by using new approaches, future wildland/urban interface fire disasters can be significantly reduced.

This 2-day workshop is designed to (1) provide a basic understanding of fire behavior and structure ignition from wildfires, (2) increase an understanding and competency in wildland /urban interface fire mitigation, (3) provide an understanding of the risk assessment methods based on NFPA 1144: Standard for Reducing Structure Ignition Hazards from Wildland Fire, (4) identify corrective mitigation measures for the resident to implement to reduce the risk of ignition, and (5) provide an understanding of safety measures for new construction and community design, based on NFPA 1141: Standard for Fire Protection Infrastructure for Land Development in Suburban and Rural Areas.

The NFPA is offering the workshop during four of its Professional Development weeks starting this fall. Each attendee will receive a Seminar Workbook, a copy of NFPA 1141, NFPA 1144, and an NFPA® Nylon briefcase. Attendees will receive a Certificate with 1.4 CEUs.

Who Will Benefit:
Wildland Urban Interface coordinators, firefighters, fire officials, foresters, developers, community planners, insurance professionals, and others.
For dates, locations, and registration information click here.

On-Site Training:

To bring a customized NFPA seminar to your facility please call Linda Coyle @ 617-984-7486; email: lcoyle@nfpa.org or Cheryl Blake @ 617-984-7444; email: cblake@nfpa.org.

For additional information and to help you get started, download our On-Site Brochure here.