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Guide / Pamphlet / Handout
National Fire Protection Association
This report introduces a modeling platform called WUI-NITY. The platform provide simulation of human and fire behavior during wildfire evacuations to enhance the situational awareness of responders and residents in evacuation scenarios. The platform provides information on the dynamic evolution of the situation.
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Oklahoma State University Extension
This guide from Oklahoma State University Extension focuses on actions which can be taken around homes, barns or buildings to reduce wildfire risk. The guide covers defensible space, hay storage, outside equipment storage, livestock, and what to do if a wildfire is approaching.
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Video
American Red Cross
Tips and resources for planning for safety and evacuation during a wildfire. The page includes videos, checklists, and resources to help children prepare for emergencies.
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Website / Interactive Map
Fire Adapted New Mexico
Ideas and resources for wildfire preparedness steps to take each month of the year
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Northern Arizona University, Southwest Fire Science Consortium, Arizona Wildfire Initiative
Visualizations like interactive maps, 3D videos, and virtual reality simulations are becoming popular tools for communicating with public and professional audiences about wildfire behavior and risk. Sharing information as visualizations requires careful consideration of how content might affect those who view it, particularly during and after wildfire events when the likelihood of causing or exacerbating...
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Guide / Pamphlet / Handout
Fire Safe Marin
“This document will walk you through how to practice a drill on your own, and then coordinate and run an evacuation drill for your neighborhood. It is important to practice on your own first, including any housemates/family members, and pets, before trying to participate in a larger evacuation drill with the neighborhood.” A good example...
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Northern Arizona University, Southwest Fire Science Consortium, Arizona Wildfire Initiative
In 2023-2024, the Community Resilience project of the Arizona Wildfire Initiative worked within threecommunities across Arizona identifying opportunities to advance their wildfire resilience. These communitieswere Pinetop-Lakeside, Patagonia, and Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona. These consultations resulted in projectsand materials to support all communities across the Southwest to live with wildfire. This is a summary ofrecommendations...
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Blog Post / Story
Sarah McCaffrey, Annie Schmidt
This blog article, posted by the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, focuses on what the research says about panic and information delivery during disasters as well as provides helpful tips on how to better communicate. Written from both a research and practitioner perspective, the blog contains lots of helpful tips and resources for additional learning.
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Arizona Wildfire Initiative, Northern Arizona University, Southwest Fire Science Consortium
Short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO are growing in number across communities. While this influx of visitors is great for local economies, many travelers may not be familiar with wildfire risk in the place where they are staying or understand how to stay informed about wildfires in that community. To address this concern, the Arizona...
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Wildfire Safety Division, California Public Utilities Commission
Strategy to reduce utility-related wildfire risk. Contains information on the drivers of utility wildfires and the current state of utility wildfire mitigation in California. Identifies priorities actions, metrics to enable utility improvement, and more. Focused on California, but can provide a good example nationwide.
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