Every year, devastating wildfires burn across the United States. At the same time, a growing number of people are living where wildfires are a real risk. While these fires will continue to happen, there are things you can do to protect your home and neighborhood as well as your family’s safety. The Firewise USA® program is here to help you get started.
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Band Together – A Message from Firewise USA
Band Together – A Message from Firewise USA
The Firewise USA® program provides simple, effective steps to help communities reduce the risk of destruction from wildfire. Learn how to "Band Together" before wildfire disasters occur.
Download the Band Together program toolkit, and use it to promote Firewise USA in your area.
RENEWAL TIME: Firewise USA renewal applications are due Friday, November 22. Get more information, or log into the portal to fill out the application in order to keep your community in good standing for 2025.
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Preparing Homes for Wildfire
What are the primary threats to homes during a wildfire?
Research around home destruction vs. home survival in wildfires point to embers and small flames as the main way that the majority of homes ignite in wildfires. Embers are burning pieces of airborne wood and/or vegetation that can be carried more than a mile through the wind can cause spot fires and ignite homes, debris and other objects.
Firewise USA Sites
Use our interactive map to learn more about Firewise USA® sites and where they are located across the country, and where wildfires are occurring within the United States at any given time.
Please note: Site locations are provided by residents in Firewise USA sites across the country. The map does not provide any information about individual properties. The map cannot be used to determine if an address is within a Firewise USA site.
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Firewise USA Sites of Excellence
In 2019, NFPA began a journey with seven active Firewise USA sites spread across the country, challenging them to improve their resilience to wildfire. The two-year pilot program, Sites of Excellence, was designed to increase participation in active wildfire risk reduction through a focused approach. At the end of the two years these communities showed that big goals of a focused approach are achievable.
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The national Firewise USA recognition program provides a collaborative framework to help neighbors in a geographic area get organized, find direction, and take action to increase the ignition resistance of their homes and community and to reduce wildfire risks at the local level.
Any community that meets a set of voluntary criteria on an annual basis and retains an “In Good Standing Status” may identify itself as being a Firewise Site.
The Firewise USA program is administered by NFPA® and is co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters. While the NFPA administers this program, individuals and communities participate on a voluntary basis. The NFPA disclaims liability for any personal injury, property, or other damages of any nature whatsoever, whether special, indirect, consequential or compensatory, directly or indirectly resulting from participation in the Firewise USA® program. The NFPA® also makes no guaranty or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of program guidance.
As administrators of this national program, NFPA may use the information provided by communities in a variety of ways, including research, to obtain risk reduction success stories, and to provide value-added benefits to participants through its work with private sector entities. Please see our Privacy Policy for additional information. See more information on NFPA codes, standards, and other documents.
The Firewise USA® program is co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the National Association of State Foresters.
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