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Community Members

Residents, visitors, commuters, tourists, unhoused community members

Community members play an essential role in wildfire preparedness and response. Be it individual residents preparing their properties or participating in Community Wildfire Protection Plan updates or community groups providing prescribed fire support, community members are vital to wildfire adaptation. Resources to assist community members in their wildfire resilience efforts can be found here. Please note, some resources might be applicable to multiple roles within the community.

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CWPP Planning Team Structures Resource Guide

Guide / Pamphlet / Handout
Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
This short guide walks through how to pull together a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) planning team Read More

CWPP Learning: Planning Team Structures

Video
Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
This webinar recording and accompanying resource document discuss how to identify and convene a planning team for a Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Read More

CWPP Learning: Facilitating the CWPP Signature Process 

Video
Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
For a CWPP to be finalized, it must go through a signatory process. The Healthy Forest Restoration Act requires that three entities must mutually agree to the final contents of a CWPP: the applicable local government (i.e., counties or cities), the local fire department(s); and the state entity responsible for forest management. These resources can help... Read More

CWPP Learning: Defining the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)

Video
Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
Through this webinar recording and associated reference document, learn how to define the WUI, the implications of defining the WUI, types of data to use to help define the WUI, the difference between a Community Wildfire Protection Plan WUI map and the Washington State WUI Building Code map, and considerations to take into account when... Read More

Coping with Disaster

Website / Interactive Map
Ready.gov
This resource contains tips and resources to help those impacted by disaster. Available in Spanish as well. Read More

Community Wildfire Protection Planning with The Ember Alliance

Video
Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, Watershed Research and Training Center, Coalitions and Collaboratives, Hispanic Access Foundation
Learn all about Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) in this overview presentation. Read More

Community Organizations Active in Disaster

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Extension Disaster Education Network
Resources to support the development of a Community Organization Active in Disaster to help communities increase their response planning and recovery capacity. Read More

Community Guide to Preparing and Implementing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Guide / Pamphlet / Handout
International Association of Fire Chiefs
This Community Guide offers strategies, case studies and other resources to improve coordination and communication among stakeholders as they develop, implement, and monitor the success of a CWPP. Read More

Community Emergency Response Team

Website / Interactive Map
US Department of Homeland Security
“The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT offers a consistent, nationwide approach to volunteer training and organization that professional... Read More
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