Abstract Homeowners in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) are strongly encouraged to protect their property from the risk of damage from forest fires. FireSmart Canada, similar to Firewise used in the United States, and Community Fireguard, Community FireWise, Community FireSafe and the Bushfire Ready Action Groups in Australia, provides recommendations based on physical science that found treating fuels in the home ignition zone could mitigate losses caused by wildfire. The programs' recommendations are based on experimental research demonstrating that structures are less likely to ignite if they are constructed of fire-resistant material, have burnable debris removed from the structure's proximity, and use fire-resistant vegetation in their landscaping around the home-ignition zone (HIZ). However, property owners in the WUI have not fully committed to self-protection, which is true across many international jurisdictions. This research aimed to assess socio-demographic factors that influence awareness of FireSmart and the adoption of FireSmart activities in Canada using binary logistic regression based on a survey of Canadians. Results indicate that 77% of survey respondents have never heard of FireSmart Canada. For those who had heard of FireSmart, the most influential factor leading to adoption was the perceived risk of damage from wildland fire. When asked for suggestions for how to promote adoption, survey respondents favoured positive approaches such as incentives tied to homeowner insurance rather than punitive actions such as fines for noncompliance. While this research was conducted in Canada, results have implications for many fire-prone jurisdictions given that fire in the WUI is a growing problem worldwide. Having a better understanding of the barriers and challenges to self-protection will help fire managers and policymakers more successfully promote and implement protective strategies that work within local contexts. Whereas wildfires constitute a small proportional loss from all types of fire, we recommend that fire officials work with the insurance industry and other locally relevant public and private agencies to raise awareness of the risk of wildland fire, prevention programs, and the need to act on recommendations.

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FireSmart Canada 的认识和采用：障碍和激励措施

摘要 强烈鼓励 Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) 的房主保护他们的财产免受森林火灾损坏的风险。FireSmart Canada，类似于美国使用的 Firewise，以及澳大利亚的 Community Fireguard、Community FireWise、Community FireSafe 和 Bushfire Ready Action Groups，提供基于物理科学的建议，发现在家庭点火区处理燃料可以减轻由野火。该计划的建议基于实验研究，表明如果结构由耐火材料建造，从结构附近清除可燃碎片，并在家庭点火周围的景观中使用耐火植被，则结构不太可能被点燃区 (HIZ)。然而，WUI 的业主并未完全致力于自我保护，这在许多国际司法管辖区都是如此。本研究旨在使用基于对加拿大人的调查的二元逻辑回归来评估影响 FireSmart 意识和 FireSmart 活动在加拿大采用的社会人口因素。结果表明，77% 的受访者从未听说过 FireSmart Canada。对于那些听说过 FireSmart 的人来说，导致采用的最有影响的因素是对野火造成损害的感知风险。当被问及如何促进采用的建议时，调查受访者赞成积极的方法，例如与房主保险相关的激励措施，而不是惩罚性措施，例如对违规者处以罚款。虽然这项研究是在加拿大进行的，鉴于 WUI 中的火灾是世界范围内日益严重的问题，结果对许多易发生火灾的司法管辖区具有影响。更好地了解自我保护的障碍和挑战将有助于火灾管理人员和决策者更成功地促进和实施在当地情况下有效的保护策略。鉴于野火构成所有类型火灾的一小部分损失，我们建议消防官员与保险业和其他当地相关公共和私营机构合作，提高对野火风险、预防计划以及采取行动的必要性的认识建议。更好地了解自我保护的障碍和挑战将有助于火灾管理人员和决策者更成功地促进和实施在当地情况下有效的保护策略。鉴于野火构成所有类型火灾的一小部分损失，我们建议消防官员与保险业和其他当地相关公共和私营机构合作，提高对野火风险、预防计划以及采取行动的必要性的认识建议。更好地了解自我保护的障碍和挑战将有助于火灾管理人员和决策者更成功地促进和实施在当地情况下有效的保护策略。鉴于野火构成所有类型火灾的一小部分损失，我们建议消防官员与保险业和其他当地相关公共和私营机构合作，提高对野火风险、预防计划以及采取行动的必要性的认识建议。