ICC raises awareness around wildfire safety with three new fire prevention resources
As the pace of wildfire season increases throughout the United States, the International Code Council, a developer of building safety codes and standards, is emphasizing the importance of fire safety through its three newly released fire prevention titles: 2021 IWUIC Code and Commentary, Significant Changes to the International Fire Code, 2021 Edition, and the 2019 California Fire Code Amendments Handbook.
This is critical as theCongressional Research Service, citing Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics from the National Interagency Coordination Center (updated May 2021), reports that since 1960, the three largest wildfires in total acreage burned have occurred in the last five years. The report also notes people are increasingly finding themselves within or moving to wildland urban interface (WUI) zones. The WUI is defined by the U.S. Fire Administration as areas where human-made structures and infrastructure are in or adjacent to areas prone to wildfires.