Wildland-Urban Interface Federal Risk Mitigation
Federal Buildings Required to Meet Wildfire-Resistant Construction Codes
What it does
Agencies must ensure new or altered large federal buildings in the wildland-urban interface comply with the 2015 IWUIC or an equivalent code.
Real-world impact
- Changes design requirements for new federal buildings in wildfire-risk areas.
- Creates mandatory wildfire risk assessments for large federal buildings in the interface.
- May alter financing and leasing for federally supported construction to promote wildfire resistance.
Topics
Summary
This order requires federal agencies to make federal buildings in wildfire-prone areas more resistant to fire. New and altered federal buildings over 5,000 gross square feet on Federal land within the wildland-urban interface at moderate or greater wildfire risk must follow the 2015 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code or an equivalent standard.
The order also encourages upgrades to existing large buildings, asks agencies to assess wildfire risk and create defensible space, directs a mitigation group to issue guidance within 240 days, and requires agencies to report progress every two years.
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