wildlands

British  

/ ˈwaɪldˌlændz /

plural noun

1. wild, uncultivated, and uninhabited areas

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Example Sentences

In 2021 the legislature expanded the areas where these rules apply to include not only the wildlands where the state’s firefighters respond to fires, but also “very high” fire hazard areas within cities like Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

After the January fires, investigations by The Times found that while L.A. and state officials have taken steps to adopt stricter fire-safety standards in recent decades, they did little to slow increasing development in the city’s wildlands and struggled to adopt and enforce regulations designed to protect vulnerable communities.

From Los Angeles Times

Not only are alleged arson and aging electrical infrastructure factors in the Jan. 7 firestorms, but so are how firefighters and officials made decisions before and during the fires, as well as the role of development into fire-prone wildlands and inadequate escape routes.

From Los Angeles Times

Wildfire experts also recommend programs to prevent ignitions in the first place and to manage wildlands to prevent intense spread of a fire that does ignite.

From Los Angeles Times

Once a fire spills from the wildlands into an urban area, homes become the primary fuel.

From Los Angeles Times