Molly Mowery serves on the Technical Program Committee of the inaugural Wildfire Resilient Structures (WiReS) Conference. The WiReS conference addresses the WUI fire risk problems inherent to the built environment to support resilient and equitable communities. With a shared goal of implementation through education, the WiReS conference will make local, regional, and state impact through the presentation and promotion of […]
After the Fire Announces Molly Mowery and Casey Taylor Appointed to Board of Directors – February 2022
After the Fire USA is an initiative of the non-profit, Rebuild NorthBay Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization created by wildfire survivors and experts to support communities of all sizes as they prepare for wildfires and recover, rebuild, and reimagine a more resilient future after a wildfire. After the Fire USA works with private and government partners to address […]
WUI Code Technical Analysis
WPI and partner firm Wildland Professional Solutions was retained by the National Fire Protection Association to undertake a detailed review and analysis of model wildland-urban interface (WUI) codes and standards. This evaluation compared the most recent codes and standards to understand differences and similarities across model code language and standards and help inform future strategic […]
Fire Safe Regulations Technical Review
WPI led an interdisciplinary team of engineers, foresters, planners, fire engineers, and legal experts to assist the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection in providing a technical review of the state’s Minimum Fire Safe Regulations. The Fire Safe Regulations are comprised of five articles: Administration, Ingress and Egress, Signing and Building Numbering, Emergency Water […]