Community Wildfire Resilience Resource Library
Ignition-Resistant Homes
- How do homes burn in a wildfire?
- Home hardening guidance by house feature (ex: roof, gutters)
- Ember entry: Vents
- Video: How embers can ignite your home
- Fire resistant decks
- "Your Home Can Survive a Wildfire" with Jack Cohen, video from the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
- Preparing your home for wildfire - Okanagan Conservation District
- Fireworks safety
Fire-Resistant Landscapes/Vegetation Management
Landowner who participated in DNR's Wildfire Ready Neighbors program recounts how proactive forest health treatments helped save her home from the Gray Fire near Medical Lake, Washington, in August 2023.
Creating defensible space by zone
- New landscapes
- Retrofitting landscapes
- Seasonal maintenance
- Eastern Washington Guide to Fire Resistant Plants
- Wildfire-friendly fuels reduction in dry forests of the Pacific Northwest
- Pruning landscape trees
- Alternatives to Arborvitae from Washington State University
- An introduction to the home ignition zone
- Managing flammable invasive plants
- Scotch broom
- Himalayan blackberries
- University of Washington Study: Managing Western Washington Wildfire Risk in a Changing Climate
During a Fire / Evacuation
- Evacuation guide
- Build an evacuation kit
- Information on fire truck and first-responder road access requirements
- Video: Is Your Home Identifiable During an Emergency?
- Sign up for alerts from the Washington Emergency Management Division
Pet and Livestock Disaster Planning
- ASPCA Pet Disaster Kit flyer
- ASPCA Disaster Preparedness
- Farming and Ranching Through Wildfire Season
- Wildfire preparedness and horses
Smoke Readiness
- Smoke readiness resources from the Washington state Department of Health
- Video: Make a DIY air filter
- Washington Smoke Blog
- Washington Clean Air Agencies
Post-Fire Recovery
- Coalitions & Collaboratives, Inc. Post Fire Resources
- Six resources to help communities recover after wildfire
- Resident Recovery Guide
- Post-Fire Recovery video series (English and Spanish)
- Trauma & Emotional Health – English version, Spanish version
- During the Fire & Evacuation – English version, Spanish version
- Returning Home Safely – English version, Spanish version
- Insurance Claims & Clean-Up, English version, Spanish version
- Ongoing Relief & Recovery – English version, Spanish version
- After the fire
