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Life Safety & Emergency Services

Offices of emergency management, fire departments or districts, law enforcement, animal control and management

Life safety and emergency services groups often focus on preparedness, planning and response to wildfire. This can include evacuation, emergency preparedness and more. The resources below provide a wide variety of considerations and tools to use when preparing communities for wildfire. Please note, some resources might be applicable to multiple roles within the community.

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Planning Considerations: Disaster Housing– Guidance for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Partners

Guide / Pamphlet / Handout
Federal Emergency Management Agency
This document provides guidance on national housing priorities, types of housing, key considerations and housing-specific planning recommendations for state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) jurisdictions to use as they develop disaster housing plans and strategies for their communities. Read More

Outdoor and Wildfire Safety Pictographs

Graphic / Illustration
US Fire Administration
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

Oregon Health Authority’s Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Toolkit for Wildfires

Database
State of Oregon
This SmartSheet provides a database of resources in multiple languages to communicate with the public during disasters. Topics include how to clean up outdoor ash, the right respirator and fit, keeping food safe during an emergency, getting emergency refills from a pharmacy, and more. While many of the resources are from Oregon, some are national... Read More

One Less Spark – Prevention Campaign Toolkit

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CAL FIRE
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

Northeast Wildfire Preparedness Guide

Guide / Pamphlet / Handout
Northeast Regional Cohesive Strategy Committee
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

National Interagency Fire Center Open Data

Database
National Interagency Fire Center
Publicly available federal interagency wildland fire maps and data. Available for multiple formats. Read More

National Incident Management System Guidelines for Mutual Aid

Guide / Pamphlet / Handout
Federal Emergency Management Agency
This guide covers types of mutual aid agreements, key elements (including insurance and workers compensation), and key elements of operational plans. A valuable resource for those looking to establish mutual aid agreements. Read More

Multilingual Alerting for the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts

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Federal Communications Commission
Information, resources, and reports to support the accessibility of alert information. Read More

Multilingual Alerting

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Federal Communications Commission
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau hosted this public workshop to promote the use of multilingual emergency alerting. The workshop included presentations related to the multilingual capabilities of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), alternative methods for delivering emergency information to the non-English speaking public, and real-world examples demonstrating the... Read More

Make Me a Firefighter

Website / Interactive Map
National Volunteer Firefighter Council
This resource from the National Volunteer Firefighter Council contains free resources for fire and EMS departments for recruitment initiatives as well as resources for community members seeking volunteer response opportunities. Read More
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