This publication discusses issues that forest landowners should consider following a wildfire in their forest, including how to assess fire impacts, protect valuable property from damage due to erosion, where to go for help and financial assistance, how to salvage dead trees or replant on your land, and how to claim a casualty loss on... Read More

Basic information on protecting farms and ranches from wildfire. Read More

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

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

“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

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

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

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