UCSB WRI

Stay informed with the UCSB WRI app, an interactive map designed to help residents, fire agencies, and planners in Santa Barbara County better understand wildfire risks and vulnerabilities. Powered by the UC Santa Barbara Wildfire Resilience Initiative (WRI), this app provides critical insights to enhance wildfire preparedness and decision-making.

Key Features:
• Live Fuel Moisture: Monitor the moisture levels of vegetation, an essential indicator of fire risk.

• Hydrant Spacing: View the hydrant spacing metrics of fire hydrants and understand potential locations of lack of compliance.

• Hydrant-Structure Access: Check if the access distance from the nearest hydrant to the furthest point on a building's exterior is compliant.

• Evacuation Impact: Understand the clusters of road segments where many people may need to be evacuated but with few exit lanes.

• Carbon Density: An indicator of fire risk in the wildland-urban interface due to its association with fuel load.

Supplemental Information:
• Santa Barbara Local Firewise Community Boundaries: Know the firewise community areas within Santa Barbara County.

• Santa Barbara Historical Wildland Ignition Locations

• California State-Wide Fire Hazard Severity Zone State Responsible Areas: View state-wide fire hazard severity zones for better planning.

• California State-Wide Wildland-Urban Interface/Intermix Boundaries: Identify regions where urban areas meet wildland, with higher fire risk.