Wildfire Preparedness Week

• Improving your home’s wildfire preparedness can take just 1 hour! Check out the guide below to start taking the first steps to wildfire preparedness!
• Download the 1-Hour Wildfire Ready Checklist.

• Preparing (hardening) your home for wildfire involves understanding the risks and taking proactive steps. Get started or see what you can do next with our Low-Cost Retrofit Guide.

• Start from your home and work your way out. The first five feet extending from your home have been scientifically proven to be the most important when it comes to improving your home’s wildfire survivability.
• Give your home a fighting chance with this Zone 0 Checklist.

• Defensible space is crucial for your home’s wildfire safety. It’s the buffer zone you create between your property and the surrounding wildland area. This space is key to slowing or stopping wildfire spread and protecting your home from embers, flames, or heat. It also gives firefighters a safer area to defend your property.
• Download the Wildfire Action Plan for a comprehensive guide to creating your defensible space.

• Prepare yourself and your family and create a comprehensive plan using the firePLANNER tool.

• Create a Go-Bag today. Be proactive with a well-prepared emergency supply kit.

• Know when to go – be ready for when you need to evacuate and have a plan in place.

• California Community Wildfire Protection Plans are collaboratively developed plans that focus on reducing wildfire risk to identified values.

• The Firewise USA® program, led by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), offers a structured approach for communities to enhance their wildfire resilience in California.
• This initiative promotes collaborative efforts among residents, local fire departments, and other key stakeholders to bolster the fire resistance of homes and surroundings. Integral to California’s wildfire preparedness strategy, the program is supported by CAL FIRE’s Community Wildfire Preparedness & Mitigation Division, aiding communities in achieving Firewise designation.
• For more information, review the Firewise USA® program Toolkit.

• A Fire Safe Council is a coalition of public and private sector organizations that share a common, vested interest in wildfire prevention and loss mitigation. These grassroots, community-led organizations mobilize residents to protect their homes, communities, and environments from catastrophic wildfire.

• For more information, review the Firesafe Council Handbook.

• Fire is a natural part of California’s ecosystems, but many areas face greater risk from severe wildfires and climate change, putting people and nature in danger. CAL FIRE and federal, state and local partners are working to reduce overgrown vegetation and create defensible space to help protect communities and ecosystems.
• Consider using:
  • CAL FIRE Fuels Reduction Viewer
  • California Wildfire and Forestry Resilience Task Force Dashboard
  • CAL FIRE Fuels Treatment Effectiveness Dashboard

• CAL FIRE grants programs provide funding for fire prevention activities, to improve forest health, and to enhance community resilience. Additional benefits to communities include workforce development in rural and tribal communities, business innovation, and new recreation opportunities.

• CAL FIRE firefighters respond to over 600,000 emergencies annually including wildland fires, structure fires, vehicle accidents, medical emergencies, rescues, hazardous materials spills, floods and earthquakes. They protect over 31 million acres of California’s wildlands and provide emergency services in 36 of the state’s 58 counties. CAL FIRE’s dedicated and well-trained personnel face and overcome daily challenges.
• Check out the CAL FIRE at a Glance flyer or the CAL FIRE Fire Protection page.