Glendale, California Awards Contract to 3Di for Vegetation Management Solution

In the City of Glendale, California, hazardous vegetation is one of the major contributors to devastating wildland-urban interface fires. Homes located in the hillsides and canyons have the greatest exposure to the dangers of wildfire. Their Vegetation Management Program was developed to ensure there is adequate defensible space in the wildland-urban interface areas between the open space and homes in their hillside and canyon communities. Activities include annual inspections and review/permitting of landscape and fuel modification plans for properties in the High Fire Hazard Area.

A modern vegetation and fuel management solution was needed. Older technology made it difficult to organize property records and inspection schedules. Timely noticing and inspection program administration was at times difficult. Property owner and staff interactions were reliant on telephone calls and mailed correspondence. Field inspections and documentation needed to be more productive and consistent.

3Di responded to Glendale Fire Department’s Request for Proposal with 3Di Prevent. 3Di Prevent is a suite of fire prevention inspection and community outreach modules.  Now with the 3Di WUI module in place, Glendale’s firefighters and fire inspectors can quickly inspect their entire property inventory which allows them to focus their attention on non compliant parcels. 3Di WUI module is personalized to work with their existing workflow processes making implementation fast and easy.

Effective vegetation management and fuel reduction fire prevention programs are significantly improved with automated and systematic annual inspections. Efficient technology for managing properties in at risk zones is critical to a successful WUI inspection program.