Wildfire risk is growing across the West, and more people are building homes in places where urban development meets the wild — what’s known as the wildland/urban interface (WUI). So it’s more important than ever to maintain space around homes that helps protect your property from fire.

Idaho Firewise, the Boise Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service, and Idaho Power are teaming up this fire season to encourage anyone who owns or spends time in homes in wildfire-prone areas to clear and keep up defensible space around their properties.

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