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Fire Agencies & Wildfire Practitioners

Fire management agencies, Indigenous fire practitioners or agencies, nonprofits or special taxing districts working in the wildfire arena, consultants

Fire agencies and wildfire practitioners support community wildfire adaptation through preparedness, response, and recovery. Resources for prescribed fire practitioners, cultural fire keepers, wildfire response agencies, and community mitigation specialists can be found below. Please note, some resources might be applicable to multiple roles within the community.

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Ready, Set, GO! Kittitas County

Video
Kittitas Fire Adapted Communities Coalition
From Kittitas County, WA, this video details the steps necessary to prepare yourself, your family and your home from wildfire. Read More

Rangeland Fire Protection Associations: An Alternative Model for Wildfire Response

Research
Authors: Emily Jane Davis, Jesse Abrams, Katherine Wollstein, Alethea Steingisser, James E. Meacham
This study analyzed the establishment, functioning, successes and challenges of the Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA) model through four case studies. Case studies focus on individual RFPAs in Oregon and Idaho and their respective state programs during 2015–16. Read More

Pyregence

Website / Interactive Map
California Electric Commission
This site offers modeling products for utility companies, fire risk managers, and policy makers. Read More

Protect Texas From Wildfires

Website / Interactive Map
Texas A&M Forest Service
This website is designed to support fire prevention efforts in Texas. Tips and graphics are separated by fire cause and the site provides a good example of a user-friendly format for fire prevention resources. Read More

Prevention Team Resource Library

Graphic / Illustration
National Wildfire Coordinating Group
This database of wildfire prevention materials was developed by fire prevention education teams. A resource library of graphics, flyers and other useful communication tools. Read More

Prescribed Burn Planner

Website / Interactive Map
Tall Timbers, Texas A&M, Florida Department of Environemental Protection, Florida Forest Service
The Prescribed Burn Planner (PBP) application is a new tool developed to provide land managers with a decision support system that will allow the burn manager to: Enter desired weather parameters for a burn unit, monitor and determine when predicted weather conditions fall within desired weather parameters (i.e. burning window), prioritize management objectives and burn... Read More

Preparing for Wildfire: A Round-Up of Fire Weather Resources

Blog Post / Story
Tiernan Doyle, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
Weather predictions and air quality forecasts impact work before, during, and after wildfires. This round-up of weather resources contains helpful links and tools centered on fire and weather. Read More

Prepare for Wildfire: Defensible Space

Website / Interactive Map
CAL FIRE
This resource explains the concept of defensible space, provides clear instructions and illustrations, and contains flyers and checklists to support residents as they work to increase their wildfire resilience. Read More

Potential Operational Delineations

Website / Interactive Map
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
“The Rocky Mountain Research Station Wildfire Risk Management Science (WRMS) Team co-developed Potential Operational Delineations (PODs) to pre-plan for fire using a risk management approach, and to give land managers a formal process for developing landscape-scale wildfire response options before fires start. PODs are spatial units or containers defined by potential control features, such as roads and ridge tops, within which... Read More

Planning for ASL Interpretation: A Guide For Facilitators

Agenda / Template / Tool
Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
This toolkit includes information and tips for planning events, communicating with interpreters and persons requesting interpretive services, and preparing facilitators, presenters, and the audience. Specific resources included for the state of Washington, but information in generally widely applicable. Read More
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