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When Fire Hits Home: Mapping Risk in the Wildland Urban Interface

The Marshall Fire changed everything. In less than 24 hours, it became Colorado’s most destructive wildfire—igniting in December, racing across grasslands, and devastating over 1,000 structures. This video explores how researchers at Earth Lab at CU Boulder are using AI, big data, and NSF ASCEND support to better understand wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Led by Dr. Virginia Iglesias, Dr. Jennifer Balch, and a team of scientists, this project is: Mapping how fences, porches, and building materials influence fire spread Creating high-resolution heat maps of structural vulnerability Using past fire data to model future risk and improve preparedness Helping policymakers, insurers, and fire districts make smarter decisions Learn how this research is filling critical gaps in wildfire science and empowering communities to proactively reduce risk. #WildfireRisk #MarshallFire #NSFASCEND #EarthLab #CUBoulder #WUI #ClimateResilience #FirePreparedness #BuiltEnvironment #AIForGood #EnvironmentalInnovation #ColoradoFires #SmartZoning #CommunitySafety