Protect Your Home and Community

The United States is experiencing a significant increase in the number of wildfires. Each year, wildfires take lives and burn numerous structures, resulting in mounting costs that have enormous economic and environmental impacts to the nation’s communities and businesses. Wildfires also have devastating impacts on the environment and damage forests, rangelands, watersheds and wildlife.

However, there are steps you can take to protect lives and property at home and in your community.

• 90% of at-risk communities have no wildfire plan
• Tips for building in areas prone to wildfires [this is a NR -- it's not posted]
• Wildfire panel to offer solutions to feds [this is a MA -- it's not posted]
• Code Council distributes wildfire preparedness kits on Capitol Hill [link]

Protect your home from wildfire. These simple steps can help you reduce the risk of wildfire to your home.

Protect your community from wildfire.  Geared toward pubic safety officials, this page will help you develop a community wildfire protection plan, learn about International Code Council activities and view available resources that may be helpful to you.

Helpful Information

• Wildfire Preparedness Kit [link]
• Surviving a Wildfire [link]
• Health Threat from Wildfire Smoke

Sites for Kids

• Smokey Bear
• Project Learning Tree
• NOVA: How Plants Use Fire

For more information on wildfire safety, contact Dan Bailey, Director, Wildland Fire Program.