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Tools for Community Leaders

The links below can be used by a variety of decision-makers -- government agencies, planners, firefighters -- to better understand community-level wildfire issues. Search interactive maps to learn more about wildfire risk in your community, and explore a science-based, parcel-level wildfire hazard assessment and ranking approach.
  • Community Wildfire Hazard Assessment and Ranking
    • Learn more about the process of completing a community-wide hazard assessment, download forms, and see an example of how to communicate with your community via a simple web-based map.
    • Individual community members can also be pointed to the interactive Homeowner Wildfire Assessment to complete a self-assessment of their property (a brochure explaining the features of the toolkit available to individual homeowners can be downloaded here (.pdf)).

  • After-wildfire Resources
    • Information and further resources on recovering after a wildland-urban interface fire. Tips for individual homeowners can be found here.

  • Up-to-the-minute Wildfire News
    • Read the top ten fire news stories from around the globe, updated continuously from Google News.
Tools For California Community Leaders

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