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CHAPTER 15. WILDFIRE <br />15-6 <br />– Vegetation <br />– Topography <br />– Other rating factors (weather, history, building separation) <br />– Roofing material <br />– Building condition <br />– Available fire protection (water supply, response time, fire protection systems) <br />– Utilities. <br />Planning areas are ranked as low, moderate, high or extreme hazard areas, based on their score. Wildfire <br />analysis was done using WUI data created by the Department of Natural Resources, which analyzed areas <br />with population densities of at least 20 people per square mile. All jurisdictions in Kittitas County have <br />some level or risk from wildfire. For more information on Exposure, see Section 5.5. <br /> <br />Figure 15-4. Kittitas County Wildland Fire Hazard Areas <br />Fire Regime Mapping <br />Figure 15-5 shows the Mean Fire Return Interval Fire Regimes for Kittitas County. These are fire regimes <br />based on the frequency of when wildland fires are expected to occur in a given area. Fire regime is the term