Wanting to learn more about how to make your property safer?

• Read through Before Wildfire Strikes: A Handbook for Homeowners and Communities in Southwest Oregon (Oregon State University)
• Visit Applegate Partnership and Watershed Council’s Community Preparedness page
• Listen to “Preparing Your Property“, a discussion with the Applegate Valley Fire District
• Explore KS Wild’s Forest & Fire Toolkit
• Check out the Firewise USA Program Toolkit

Defensible Space

• Learn what defensible space is and how to create it on the California Department of Forest and Fire Protections “Defensible Space” page
• Assess your home using the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s Defensible Space Checklist
• Flip through Applegate Valley local Rich Fairbank’s Presentation on Defensible Space and Home Hardening

Home Hardening

• Learn what Home Hardening entails and how to do it cost-effectively on the California Department of Forest and Fire Protections “Home Hardening” page
• Watch this presentation on “Prioritizing your home hardening approach” facilitated by OSU Fire Specialist Joe Rizza (and check out the excellent resources linked below the video)
• Use this “Home Hardening Checklist” to assess your home
• Has your home been impacted by Wildfire? Check if you qualify for an Oregon State grant to implement Home Hardening.

Prescribed Fire

• Learn about prescribed burning as a tool for healthy forests and fuels reduction on the Rogue Valley Prescribed Burn Association website. Opportunities exist to participate in burns and receive assistance to plan your own

Looking for funding or advice?

• Contact the Applegate Fire District or Nathan (nathan@awpc.info) at the Applegate Partnership to get your property inspected and/or inquire about funding for defensible space work
• Set up a neighborhood listening session, home assessment, or community liason program with Firebrand Resiliency Collective (fireadapted@firebrandcollective.org)
• Get in touch with the folks from Firebrand (fireadapted@firebrandcollective.org) to schedule a No-Cost Wildfire Risk Assessment of your property (program launching soon)