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Defensible space (fire control)
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<p>A defensible space, in the context of <a href="/facts/Fire_control/6HjNvh8J">fire control</a>, is a natural or landscaped area around a structure that has been maintained and designed to reduce fire danger. The practice is sometimes called firescaping. "Defensible space" is also used in the context of <a href="/facts/Wildfire/LU3797A0">wildfires</a>, especially in the <a href="/facts/Wildland-urban_interface/34QfpXeU">wildland-urban interface</a> (WUI). This defensible space reduces the risk that fire will spread from one area to another, or to a structure, and provides <a href="/facts/Firefighter/483TlnYB">firefighters</a> access and a safer area from which to defend a threatened area. Firefighters sometimes do not attempt to protect structures without adequate defensible space, as it is less safe and less likely to succeed. </p>