Firewise USA® sites

Please access our spatial information on the location of the FirewiseUSA® website and use our interactive map to learn about forest fire hazards in the United States at any time. All layers are interactive and have "pop-ups" associated with attribute information. You can download instructions (PDF) to help you start.

It is the first step to become a nationally recognized FirewiseUSA® website by receiving documented risk assessment of forest fires from a state forestry agency or fire department. Please contact your state designated Firewise Liaison Office to find requirements for your state risk assessment. This component is an important part of the application process and helps to identify and guide your priorities and activities. Risk assessment will be the primary tool for Board / Committee to prioritize risk mitigation within your website boundaries. Evaluation needs to be renewed every 5 years

After reviewing the content of the evaluation and its recommendations, Firewise 's Board of Directors will work with them to determine whether to continue seeking certification for Firewise Communities / USA. Representatives of the Firewise Community / US will contact the representatives of the Firewise Council to receive decisions. We urge the residents to pay attention to maintain high-intensity fire that is more than 100 feet away from the house. It is important that they avoid contact with their structural fire. This includes a torch. The evaluation team encouraged the establishment of a "noncombustible zone" which would not allow burning in the house within 10 feet by removing the fuel there. It is a bad idea to strike a house during a forest fire. Remember, you can not exclude forest fires from your property, but you can reduce strength.

FirewiseUSA® has various resources that help homeowners, project participants and other stakeholders of forest fires to go ahead in reducing the risk of forest fires. Use the links below to learn about FirewaysUSA® annual update information, the latest information on the FirewiseUSA® Web site, and recommendations for existing studies, vulnerabilities, and risk mitigation of various family members .