This document supports state, local, tribal, and territorial partners in planning for evacuation and/or shelter-in-place actions. It summarizes characteristics that jurisdictions should consider when planning for evacuation and/or shelter-in-place operations and contains job aids and checklists that jurisdictions can customize to meet their needs for all disasters (regardless of scale). Read More

A series of outdoor and wildfire fire safety pictographs available for download and use, covering a variety of messages from grill and campfire safety to mitigation actions like limbing trees and clearing gutters. Read More

The official website for Smokey Bear has videos, resources, and materials for kids and educators. Learn about Smokey Bear’s history and what you can do to prevent wildfires! Read More

This website provides a guide to the “One Less Spark” Campaign Toolkit, including campaign information, educational materials, public service announcements, graphics, and more. Read More

This publication is designed for firefighters at all experience levels and for early- to mid-career fire weather meteorologists to guide them on the field expectations of their forecasts. Read More

This chapter includes specific concepts for communicating fire prevention messages. The chapter also includes information on Wildland Fire Prevention Education Teams. Read More

This guide on preparing for a wildfire, produced by the Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC), is intended to assist homeowners, Homeowner Associations (HOAs), neighborhood groups, civic and community leaders, and fire service personnel in the Northeast and Midwest United States Read More

Citation: Prestemon, Jeffrey P.; Butry, David T.; Abt, Karen L.; Sutphen, Ronda. 2010. Net benefits of wildfire prevention education efforts. FOR. SCI. 56(2):181–192 A paper investigating preventable Florida wildfires from 2002 to 2007 by fire management region. Read More

Publicly available federal interagency wildland fire maps and data. Available for multiple formats. Read More

This site provides links to the 10 Geographic Area Coordination Center websites. Users can find information about current large fires, predictive services (such as weather forecasts, outlooks, and fire danger), as well as logistics and administrative information related to the coordination of wildland fire resource mobilization. The Intelligence component of Predictive Services (either at the... Read More