Home Ignition Zone
Student Research
Photo: City of Saratoga, 2022
Welcome to the San José State University Home Ignition Zone (HIZ) student research project page!
Purpose
Purpose
Why? The west is in the midst of a wildfire crisis. Catastrophic damages, like structure loss, cause harm to families and communities. We need to become fire-adapted.
How? Our results will inform programs to help make communities fire-adapted.
What? We explore social and biophysical relationships to inform compliance and barriers to HIZ mitigation in California’s Sierra Nevada and Santa Cruz Mountains.
Environmental Team: (Left to Right): Harry, Rachel, Natasha, David, Kate, Liam, and Elyes