Figure 1. Contributing factors - mitigation
Some factors in Wildfire risk Extreme are used to show a reduction, or mitigation, of wildfire risk. Mitigation group factors reflect situations that reduce wildfire risk. These elements either make suppression more effective, such as:
- Being close to a dip/draft source of water
- Being close to a fire station
- Having a reduced amount of fuel in a general area
- Being in a place that is naturally less likely to be approached by fire (topographic position)
Note: For consistency with other inputs, all factors in the Mitigation group are assigned lower numbers when they effectively reduce risk and higher numbers when they do not. For instance, a low rating for burnable fuel percent is good, indicating a large non-burnable area, while a higher rating reflects a greater amount of burnable fuel.
All outputs are to be interpreted the same way – lower numbers are associated with lower wildfire risk and higher numbers are associated with higher wildfire risk.