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
... 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
Small Changes Can have a BIG Impact ...
"It might seem like there's nothing you can do when a wildfire is coming right at you or your home...but there are practical steps you can take to protect your home and family" Credit: GMA
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... and help Prevent Urban Conflagration
Preventing home ignitions from embers is critical. Reducing structure-to-structure ignitions will help prevent a wildfire from transforming into an urban conflagration.
Credit: PBS
