Fire-Adapted Community Resources

Ashley Blazina, Community Wildfire Preparedness Coordinator at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, recommended these resources during our recent industry engagement to anyone interested in helping communities prepare to respond to wildfire risks.

Fire Adapted Communities

Map your Neighborhood — a neighbor to neighbor emergency preparedness tool

Washington Smoke Preparedness Toolkit — a toolkit from the WA Department of Health to guide individuals and communities through preparing for wildfire smoke hazards

How to prepare your home for wildfire risk — guide from the state of California on low-cost ways to reduce fire risk to your home

Fire resistant plants for you home — advice on landscaping homes with fire-resistant native plants, an important tool for protecting homes from fire damage

Fire Adapted Communities Graphic — downloadable graphic that describes all of the different elements that DNR recommends communities put in place to become truly “fire adapted”