A firefighting aircraft drops a large plume of red fire retardant over a burned hillside near a suburban neighborhood, with houses and winding roads visible below dry hills. The image headline reads “Fire Sleuths Get Wildland Urban Interface Data Maps,” with “SEJournal Reporter’s Toolbox” displayed at the bottom.
Communities surrounded by #forest can be a beautiful place to live … or a #wildfire trap. Environmental journalists can #map and identify these so-called wildland urban interfaces through a federal government #resource, writes the latest #SEJournalReportersToolbox.
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