Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood Technical Standard
The Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood™ Technical Standard defines a science-based approach to reducing wildfire risk across entire neighborhoods—not just individual homes.
Developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), the standard focuses on how wildfire interacts with the built environment and provides strategies to:
- Reduce the likelihood of ignition at the neighborhood edge
- Limit the impact of wind-driven embers
- Slow or stop fire spread between structures
- Enable neighborhoods to function as a system that resists wildfire
Who Uses the Technical Standard
Intended for professionals working to design new developments or improving resiliency of existing neighborhoods, including:
- Builders
- Developers
- Planners
- Engineers
- Architects
- Fire officials
- Community leaders
Performance-Based Approach
Because every neighborhood is different, the standard uses a performance-based approach that accounts for layout, structure spacing, surrounding vegetation, and local wildfire conditions. This allows mitigation strategies to be tailored to each community.
The standard integrates IBHS research, post-fire analysis, modeling, and full-scale testing to identify the most effective ways to reduce wildfire risk at the neighborhood level.
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