Broward County sits on the eastern edge of the Everglades, where the Florida Forest Service flags wildland-urban interface communities adjacent to Conservation Areas 2 and 3.
While Broward is best known for its coastal urban corridor, its western third borders the Everglades Water Conservation Areas 2 and 3, creating one of the most active wildland-urban interfaces in Florida. The Florida Forest Service maintains wildfire risk data under Florida HB 1571 and Firewise USA, mapping communities such as Weston, Parkland, Southwest Ranches, and western Miramar as elevated-risk areas during dry season (February to May). Broward County Emergency Management coordinates with the Forest Service on prescribed burns and red-flag warnings. Homeowners in mapped zones are encouraged to create 30-foot defensible space, use ember-resistant vents, and follow Firewise landscaping. Broward has not adopted mandatory wildfire home-hardening standards, leaving compliance voluntary but strongly recommended.
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