Wildfire Preparedness & Recovery Websites
- Fire in California - UC Fire science and ecology resources and Information to aid in prevention, preparedness and recovery/restoration.
- Living with Wildfire - The Living With Fire program helps inform residents of the Nevada on how they can live more safely in high fire hazard environments. The website provides information on what to do before (create defensible space), during (procedures for evacuation) and how to cope after a wildfire does occur and help your landscape recover.
- National Fire Protection Association - Information and resources on fire, electrical and related hazards.
- Ready for Wildfire - CalFire's Preparedness, prevention, recovery and forest health information.
Fire Safe Communities
- Amador County Fire Safe Council - Fire safety information and resources for the residents of Amador County.
- Calaveras Foothills Fire Safe Council - The Calaveras Foothills Fire Safe Council is helping to maintain the quality of life for residents (human as well as local animal and vegetation species) as we coexist within each Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Zone in the Council's sphere of influence that encompasses Calaveras County and portions of Western Alpine County.
- California Fire Safe Council - Brings together community leaders, governmental agencies, and corporations to provide education to the residents of California on the dangers of wildfires and how they could be prevented.
- El Dorado County Fire Safe Council - Countywide Programs: Residential Chipper, Defensible Space Inspection Assistance and on-going Public Education.
- Firewise Communities - Firewise Communities program encourages local solutions for wildfire safety by involving homeowners, community leaders, planners, developers, firefighters, and others.
- Nevada Fire Safe Council - Serves 125 communities throughout the State of Nevada and the Lake Tahoe Basin, including portions of El Dorado County and Placer County, California.
- Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team - Informational site on the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team. The team includes local fire agencies and state and federal land managers working together to reduce forest fuels in the Lake Tahoe basin. Get Defensive! Find out more about how to create defensible space, participate in defensible rebate program and what’s going on with reducing fire risk at Lake Tahoe.
- Tuolumne Highway 108 Fire Safe Council - The Highway 108 Fire Safe Council is a grassroots, nonprofit organization that works to reduce wildfire hazard and the devastating effects of wildfires in the north Tuolumne County community.
- Yosemite West Fire Safe Council - (YWPHI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the best interests of property and homeowners in Yosemite West.
Prevention and Preparedness
Fire Wise Landscaping
- Home Landscaping for Fire - UC ANR Publication 8228
- Landscaping Tips to Help Defend Your Home from Wildfire - UC ANR Publication 8322
- Fire Resistant Landscaping - CalFire's firesafe landscaping information.
Wildfire Resistant Construction
- Building to Coexist with Fire: Community Risk Reduction Measures for New Development in California - UC ANR Publication 8680 - Abstract to better understand how to build communities to be more fire resistant.
- Home Survival in Wildfire-Prone Areas: Building Materials and Design Considerations - UC ANR Publication 8393
- Preparing Your Home - UC Fire in California resources for building Wildfire-Resilient Homes.
- UC Homeowner Wildfire Assessment - This webpage provides a simple way to find out what you can do to reduce the possibility of damage to your home in the event of a wildfire, and read up-to-date wildfire news. California residents can also find out if their home is located in an area that may be at risk from wildfires and see the locations of current fires in California.
- Building Materials Listing (BML) - CalFire's BML website provides information, resources and documents for laws and regulations about fire resistant building materials.
- Hardening Your Home - CalFire's resources and information to help you make your home more resistant to wildfire.
Wildfire Recovery Information
- Recovering from Wildfire: A Guide for California's Forest Land Owners - What should I do now? - UC ANR Publication 8386 - This publication discusses issues that forest landowners should consider following a wildfire in their forest, including how to assess fire impacts, protect valuable property from damage due to erosion, where to go for help and financial assistance, how to salvage dead trees or replant on your land, and how to claim a casualty loss on your tax return.