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A Safer Future: Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters (1991)
Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources (CGER)

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A SAFER FUTURE: Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters

Figure 2. WILDLAND HOME FIRE RISK METER
Practical, easy-to-use materials can give people the information they need to protect their homes and possibly save their lives. By turning a series of dials, rural residents can determine their homes ' risks from wildfire. The reverse side of the meter provides information on reducing those risks. (Source. U.S. Forest Service.)

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