Wildfire Education Program for Planners & Firefighters Wins National APA Award
- Josh Stephens
- Dec 11, 2025
- 7 min read
Nearly five million Californians live in high fire hazard severity zones, and the year’s disasters in Los Angeles County are only the most recent examples of just how severe California’s wildfires can be. For planners in the hundreds of cities and counties that touch on the wildlands-urban interface, fire hazard planning, via safety elements and other initiatives, is literally a life-or-death matter. Meanwhile, firefighting agencies face increasing urgency to fight and prevent wildfires in urban and semi-urban settings.

