During HWMO's Virtual Workshop #2: Outreach Strategies, we go into the different strategies that have been proven to be effective for firewise communities across that country. Sometimes gaining support for fuel mitigation measures, educational efforts, outreach, and engagement events can be difficult. It is our goal that by employing some of these strategies, your community will be able to increase participation in community-wide Firewise activities. (Video: 34 minutes)
This virtual workshop is all about integrating simple, easy-to-use Firewise landscaping principles to reduce your wildfire risk around your home. We go into some of the most important aspects to understand while reducing the chances your home could burn down in a wildfire situation. (Video: 1 hour, 11 minutes)
“Our cars and trucks take us everywhere we want to go. However, there’s a chance those same automobiles may someday take us somewhere we need to go: in the case of a natural disaster, self-evacuation is sometimes the most efficient route to safety. Your automobile needs to be prepared for the possibility of a natural disaster at all times.”
This article, written by an inspired masters student outlines the essentials that you should easily take with you in the case of an emergency. It is never too early to consider the important pieces of an evacuation; it might just save your life and/or make your life much easier if the time does come to evacuate.
This 2-pager is a great reference for Arborists and Landscapers to practice firewise landscaping.
Firewise landscaping is used globally, based on science and observations of past fires and is proven to be effective in reducing wildfire risk for residents.
As an Arborist or Landscaper, being able to reduce the ignition risk of clientsʻ homes can be a very valuable element to your product. Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization recommends being familiar with the firewise landscaping methods to help protect homes from fire, and offer this valuable tool to your resource!
This 2-pager is a great reference for land-use and community planners to put firewise concepts to use while planning for the long-term resiliency of any community that is in the planning stages.
Planners are an important part of a Fire-adapted community where informed and prepared citizens collaboratively plan and take action to safely co-exist with wildfire. Using planning methods proven to increase community survivability and resiliency during wildfires tend to be very cost effective when compared to retroactive solutions to mitigate community damages to wildfire.
We recommend all community and land-use planners take these firewise details into consideration to promote the long-term preparedness and safety of communities, especially ones located in areas of high fire risk.
A short PSA with animated characters to educate people about the four key elements that dictate fire behavior universally.
This brief brochure provides a useful guide to landscaping and home construction/renovation with the major goal of reducing fuels. We also have a number of copies in our office. Contact us if you're interested in obtaining a free copy!
This paper by headwaters Economics illustrates the ways that constructing a wildfire resistant home can actually be comparable to the cost of constructing a home that is not wildfire resistant. If you are looking at building a home, or remodeling your current building, consider reading through this guide to learn how to reduce your risk of wildfire devastation.
“This study finds negligible cost differences between a typical home and a home constructed using wildfire-resistant materials and design features.”
