The first post-fire field report and video from the Fire Adapted Communities coalition highlights lessons learned from Colorado’s Waldo Canyon fire.
Join us on May 4th for the state’s “Colorado Wildfire Preparedness Day of Service.” Commit a couple hours or the entire day, grab friends and family and work together to reduce the risk of wildfire in your area!
“Before the Smoke! Preparing Your Community for Wildfire” highlights three local fire departments who worked with residents to create a community better prepared for wildfire.
Join NFPA in our mission to create: 1,000 Safer Places: The Firewise Communities/USA® Recognition Program Challenge. Now’s the time to get recognized. What are you waiting for?
Learn about the newest Firewise community in Alaska and how fire behavior can be taught through “role playing,” check out Firewise project ideas for teens, and read about Australia’s latest struggles.
Columnist Molly Mowery provides insight into the ways communities are better preparing residents for emergencies, including people with disabilities.
Read the latest news from the wildfire division including reports on suppression and fuel reduction activities, an update on wildfire data reporting and how the nation’s drought will affect wildfire activity this year.
Since wildfires bring such dire consequences and logistical problems, safety-conscious residents who choose to live in wildfire-prone areas can be a little bewildering. Of course, there are many reasons that people live in areas where brush, grass and forest fires can and do occur; this, honestly, is nearly everywhere in...
More than 32,000 residents were evacuated during last year's Waldo Canyon Fire, the costliest wildfire in Colorado history. Following the incident, local organizations supporting people with disabilities surveyed this population on accessibility barriers they experienced during the evacuation. (See the resultshere, under "advocacy.") Barriers related to effective communication strategies, transporation,...