Protect your community
Wildfire destroyed nearly 3,000 Texas homes in 2011. As new development occurs on previously rural land, wildfires in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) are challenging Texas communities. Leaders can work together with residents to ensure a safer area in which to live.
Communities in Action
What is your community doing to protect homes and residents from wildfire? Share your success story and be featured as one of Texas' Communities in Action.
Walker County: Community rallies to protect homes from wildfire
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| Fire adapted communities - Wildfires will occur where people live – it’s not if, but when. And when a community hasn’t prepared, the economic, social and environmental consequences can be far-reaching. Taking the right steps in advance can minimize damage to homes and property, increase public safety, protect infrastructure and businesses, save millions of dollars, and ensure future tourism and local recreation opportunities. |
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| Ready, Set, Go! family action plan - The Ready, Set, Go! program uses firefighters to teach individuals who live in high-risk wildfire areas and the WUI how to best prepare themselves and their properties against fire threats. You can also visit the Ready, Set, Go website for more information. |
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| Firewise communities - Concerned about brush, grass or wildfires in your community? Find tips and tools to make your home and neighborhood safer from wildland fire. |
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| Community Wildfire Protection Plan leader's guide - Planning for wildfires must take place long before a community is threatened. Once a wildfire starts, the only option available to firefighters is to attempt to suppress the fire before it reaches a community. Texas A&M Forest Service has developed a user-friendly set of guides and tools – the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) – to aid communities that wish to reduce the risk wildfires pose to the homes, businesses and natural resources. |
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| What's your risk? |
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Fire-adapted communities PSA