Wildfire & Other Disasters
Comprehensive wildfire resources, including essential tools, guides, and strategies to prepare for and recover from wildfires.
Responding to wildfires and emergencies statewide
Texas A&M Forest Service is the lead agency in Texas when is comes to fighting wildfires, and nationally-renowned for work in incident management.
In addition to putting out fires, many of our programs are aimed at building local capacity and helping Texans help themselves. We work with local fire departments and communities and provide training and grants for equipment.
Prevent and prepare for wildfires
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Understand your risk, protect your home and property, and prepare for wildfires.
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Prepare for wildfire, manage risks on your land, and learn how to support the recovery of your farm or ranch.
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Resources to prepare for and prevent wildfires in towns and cities.
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Create an evacuation plan now so you’re always prepared for a disaster.
Get help after the fire
Wildfires can cause minimal damage, eliminating vegetative competition and helping to improve the conditions of ecosystems. Though sometimes, they can cause extensive damage to an area where rehabilitation and additional efforts to prevent and mitigate any future problems are required.
Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak
An extremely dangerous fire weather phenomenon. An SPWO event is a force of nature, and much like a hurricane or tornado, it cannot be stopped.
Disaster damage assessments
We use field observations, forest inventory, and remote sensing to conduct tree damage assessments in communities and rural forests after natural disasters.
