Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Built Environment
Working definition
Active firefighting actions intended to reduce exposure to a structure, extinguish ignitions or improve its chance of surviving a WUI fire.
In plain language
Active firefighting actions intended to reduce exposure to a structure, extinguish ignitions or improve its chance of surviving a WUI fire.
Why it matters
Structure Defense is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.