在野火中使家园更加坚固,几乎使生存率翻倍,但全社区行动是关键。 Home hardening nearly doubles survival in wildfires, but community-wide action is key.

美国西部的野火近几十年来使结构损失增加了三倍,但新的研究显示,家庭日益坚硬 — — 比如用金属屋顶除去易燃植被,以及非可燃的支线 — — 几乎可以使家庭存活率翻一番,在大火中从20%增加到48%。 Wildfires in the American West have tripled structure losses in recent decades, but new research shows home hardening—like removing flammable vegetation, using metal roofs, and non-combustible siding—can nearly double a home’s survival rate, from 20% to 48% in major fires. 专家们强调,如果没有广泛的社区收养,个人的努力是无效的,他们敦促制定防火建筑法规和财政援助,使家庭更安全。 Experts stress that individual efforts are ineffective without widespread community adoption, urging wildfire-resistant building codes and financial assistance to make homes safer. 山区西部新闻局的调查结果突出表明,随着火灾日益频繁和破坏性增加,需要采取积极主动的集体行动,减少野火风险。 The findings, from the Mountain West News Bureau, highlight the need for proactive, collective action to reduce wildfire risks as fires grow more frequent and destructive.