Lunenburg County
Fire: Fire Resources
This map shows the location of these woodland home communities, the fire departments and other firefighting resources as they relate to the various levels of wildland fire risk.
Virginians are at risk from naturally occurring wildfires as well as fires through deliberate actions or carelessness. Previously, low rural population levels and adequate suppression resources have kept the loss of life and property low.
A primary concern about wildland fire is the rapidly growing number of woodland home communities throughout Virginia. Historically, rural communities were typically scattered agricultural operations. Today, new rural communities are likely to be residential communities whose residents commute to urban jobs. These rural communities are becoming increasingly attractive to the urban populations.
Fire organizations, which have found their roots in rural America, evolved into two separate groups, the more rural volunteer organization and the professional urban fire organizations. Fires within or threatening the wildland-urban interface have elements of both wildland and urban fires, and both organizations become involved in protection and suppression of wildfires.
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Last modified 2006-06-12