Executive summary For more than a decade, Wildfire Risk has met the growing need for accurate information on the hazard and risk to structures in the United States due to wildfire. The potential for damage to structures resulting from wildfire is a growing problem as wildland fuels accumulate , as our planet warms, and greater numbers of people choose to build structures in areas subject to wildfire. Wildfire Risk directly addresses the need for a fire science-based, accurate, and up-to-date national wildfire hazard and risk assessment. Wildfire Risk uses the most current LANDFIRE fuels and post-fire updates available (https:/ /landfire.gov/lf_schedule.php) . To augment the LANDFIRE fuel refresh, we evaluated relevant fires in late 2020 and early 2021 for burn severity

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