Wildfire Preparedness Toolkit for New Jersey Community Leaders
Community Leaders are the driving force of preparedness planning in our neighborhoods. Resources below will equip you to effectively guide your community towards wildfire resilience.
Inspire Your Community to Take Action
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Firewise Home Ignition Zone Checklist
Empower residents with a simple way to start
Firewise Wildfire Preparedness Tips
Follow science-based tips to protect homes
Firewise How to Prepare Fact Sheet
Make communities safer for residents and firefighters
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FACNET Improve Fire Outcomes Fact Sheet
Take action in as little as ten minutes
FACNET Preparedness Day Activities
Find inspiration for your next Preparedness Day
Ready, Set, Go! NJ Action Guide
Be ready for wildfire & know when to go
Use These Resources to Enhance Community Engagement
- Firewise Understanding the Wildfire Threat to Homes video: Help residents understand why homes burn in wildfires.
- Firewise Home Ignition Zone Map: Educate residents about where actions have the most impact.
- NJFFS Ember Awareness video: Demonstrate the importance of maintaining defensible space.
- Smokey Bear's Campfire Safety webpage: Educate residents about campfire safety.
- Smokey Bear Toolkit: Download official Smokey content to dress up your next event or publication.
- NJ Fire Safety Council: Consider opportunities to establish a local Fire Safety Council.
- FACNET Blog: Stay engaged with stories from the preparedness community.
- Eastern US Plant Selector tool: Help residents choose plants carefully to reduce wildfire risk.
- Firewise banner graphic: Use the Firewise graphic to promote program participation.
- JFSC Wildfire Communication Guide: Tailor communication for effective messaging and interactions with your community.
- Sustainable NJ Action- CWPPs: Earn points for your Sustainable NJ town by developing a CWPP.
- Sustainable NJ Action- Fire Safety Council: Earn points for your Sustainable NJ town by becoming a Firewise Community.
- Sustainable NJ Action- Firewise: Earn points for your Sustainable NJ town by becoming a Firewise Community.
- Sustainable NJ Action- Ready, Set, Go!: Earn points for your Sustainable NJ town by participating in the Ready, Set, Go! Program.
Want to Learn More?
- NJ Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) Homepage: Get to know the NJ Forest Fire Service.
- Firewise How to Prepare Your Home webpage: Dive deeper into content from the fact sheet above.
- FACNET Next Generation CWPPs: Gain insight on key takeaways from CWPP development and implementation.
- Northeast Region Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy: Follow the region's strategy for wildfire preparedness.
- Northeast Wildfire Preparedness Resource Guide: Follow the region’s guide for wildfire preparedness.
- Firewise Fact Sheet Catalog: Explore the latest Firewise research.
- NJFFS Prescribed Burning webpage: Learn how prescribed burning is implemented in New Jersey.
- NJFFS Prescribed Burning FAQs: Answer common questions about prescribed burning in New Jersey.
- NJFFS Prescribed Burning Applications: Access applications for prescribed burning in New Jersey.
- NJFFS Prescribed Burning Notification Map: Stay informed about when and where prescribed burns happen.