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PREPARE FOR WILDFIRE

Preparing for wildfire may just save your life, your family, your home and even your community. Wildfires are inevitable; community disaster is not. 

Your Home Can Survive a Wildfire

"We don't have a wildfire problem. We have a home ignition problem...We have a great opportunity as homeowners to prevent our homes from igniting."​​ -- Dr. Jack Cohen  Credit: NFPA

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Firewise Communities Are Successful

"Fall Creek is an area where we can stop this fire... It's well mitigated and it's a Firewise Community... They took ownership to reduce their risks in an area prone to wildfires and gave firefighters a chance."  Credit: NFPA

Community Disasters Are Preventable ...

"Community destruction during extreme wildfires is a home ignition problem...not a wildfire control problem."​​

Credit: Paradise, CA. Butte Co mapping project. November 2018.

  

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... IF We Adapt to Wildfire

"You can prevent loss... You don't have to live in a concrete bunker... We wanted to live in a forest; we didn't expect the forest to adapt to us."  Credit: Elemental, Reimagine Wildfire

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2025 Annual Spring FireFree Event!

This Spring, you can clean up and dispose of pine needles, bark mulch, yard debris, shrubs, stumps and trees (<12" diameter) for FREE!

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Knott Landfill, 61050 SE 27th, Bend, OR

May 2 - 11, 2025 (7 days/week)

7:00 am - 4:30 pm

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Wildfire Home Protection Strategies

Complete an interest form to attend an upcoming workshop hosted by fire professionals across Deschutes County to learn how you can protect your home.

Project
Wildfire (PW)

Meets monthly to prevent death, injury, property loss and more from wildfires in Deschutes County. Third Tuesday, 8-9:30a. Subscribe for meeting notices.

PW Neighborhood Coalition

Meets monthly to improve fire-adapted readiness across all neighborhoods in Deschutes County. Third Thursday, 2-3:30p. Subscribe for meeting notices.

Contact 
Us

Contact us if you'd like to get involved in community safety, need help starting a Firewise community, want a home risk assessment or need more info.

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