Taylor Mountain RX Spring 2021 -Fuels reduction included applying fire in the sage and grasses to help break up the continuous fuels and slow fire from racing up hill and into the homes.
Just as wildfires can occur anywhere in the United States, fire-adapted communities can be created anywhere to help protect residents in wildfire-prone areas. The following links will help you as a homeowner and/or a wildfire ambassador, in creating change on the ground and within your communities in wildfire mitigation.
As you have questions about your role in contributing towards building a fire safe community, call 307-739-5424 for more information lesley.williams@usda.gov
Community Wildfire Coalitions and Programs:
TAWPC (Teton Area Wildfire Protection Coalition) Meeting Notes Febuary2023, April 2023
AAWPC (Alpine Area Wildfire Protection Coalition)
IPSWP (Island Park Sustainable Wildfire Community)
Wildfire Neighborhood Ambassador Program:
- Fire Adapted Communities Neighborhood Ambassador Approach Guide
- Wildfire Mitigation Guide
- Wildfire Ambassador Neighborhood Survey
- Wyoming State - Fire Grants and Assistance
- Wildfire Ambassador Training PP 1 2021
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and Communities at Risk:
- Firewise
- Firewise Wyoming (firewise plants)
- Firewise Fremont County
- Fire Adapted Learning Network
- Fire Adapted Communities- Next steps
- Wildfire Risk to Communities
- Living with Fire
- Protecting your "Home from Wildland Fire"
- Fire Resistant Landscaping
- Go! Evacuation Guide
- Wyoming State - Fire Grants and Assistance
Wildland Fire Collaborators
- Sublette County Fire
- Jackson Hole Fire & EMS/Teton County
- Teton Conservation District- no cost wildfire planning services and project funding
- Wyoming State Forestry- Wildfire Mitigation
Community Wildfire Protection Plans
- Teton County Community Wildfire Protection Plan 2014
- Lincoln County Wildfire Protection Plan 2015
- Sublette County Wildfire Protection Plan 2022
- Star Valley Ranch Community Assessment & Wildfire Mitigation Action Plan
- Preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan
- Evaluating Your Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Fire Mitigation Videos, Webinars and Just Good Information to Share!