The tools FireSmart Canada1, Firewise USA2 and Think-Hazard Mexico3 were devised to reduce fire risks and create fire-resilient communities. They provide design guidance at building, lot, subdivision and community scales, and instruct citizens on creating defensible space . Implementation has been fragmented and variable as it depends on voluntary uptake by individuals, businesses and communities across a range of adaptive capacities and fire-exposed landscapes . Many vulnerable groups do not have access to financial or physical resources to reduce fire risk .
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