Firewise reaches a milestone with 900 communities earning recognition as a Firewise Communities/USA site!
Tips and templates you can use for media interviews, meetings with community leaders and local residents during a wildfire.
“Before the Smoke!” 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.
Learn 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.
Find landscaping recommendations, a recap of the Colorado Day of Service pilot project, tips and templates for community meetings and more.
As we start to look ahead at the upcoming summer months, we can take a note from our friends Down Under. Australia’s summer (our winter) was particularly brutal this year. The spring Firewise How To newsletter looks examines the extraordinary fire conditions brought on by dry, windy, and sometimes over...
The May issue of Fire Break, NFPA’s wildland fire newsletter, is now available for viewing. In this issue, you’ll find: Recommendations for landscaping, including which mulch is the safest to use in high-risk wildfire areas An updated Firewise Communicators Resource Guide with tips and templates you can use for community...