Publications & Factsheets

All the resources on this page are for public use. Most are designed for use by Wildland Fire Communications professionals. Please feel free to update and localize as appropriate.

Printed Post-fire Recovery Publications

The Colorado State Forest Service, with funding from the USDA Forest Service, assembled educational publications designed to educate homeowners about post-fire recovery. If you are interested in obtaining copies of the packets, please email Keith Wood, Colorado State Forest Service (phone: 303.438.9338), or Vince Urbina, Colorado State Forest Service (phone: 970.248.7326).

For Wildland Fire Communicators

Mitigation of Wildfire Risk by Homeowners. (pdf 269 KB)

Updates & Highlights from the Communicator's Guide to Wildland Fire. (pdf 293 KB)

USFS-1. Developing Personal Responsibility for Fuels Reduction: Types of Information to Encourage Proactive Behavior. (pdf 108 KB)

USFS-2. Developing Personal Responsibility for Fuels Reduction: More Ways to Catch & Hold People's Attention. (pdf 112 KB)

USFS-3.Three Critical Topics to Cover When Talking About Hazards. (pdf 114 KB)

USFS-4.The Importance of Working Locally. (pdf 117 KB)

USFS-5. Important Considerations for Communicating About Hazards. (pdf 118 KB)

USFS-6. The "Laws" of Effective Public Education About Fire Hazards. (pdf 128 KB)

USFS-7. The "Golden Rule" and Other Lessons on Communication About Hazards. (pdf 139 KB)

USFS-8. Mitigation of Wildfire Risk by Homeowners. (pdf 110 KB)

Wildfire Prevention and the media. (pdf 173 KB)

Wildland Fire Primer, A Guide for Educators, 2002-2003. (pdf 196 KB)

Wildland Fire: A Natural Process. (pdf 425 KB)

For Wildland Homeowners

Creating Wildfire-Defensible Zones (pdf 98 K)

Fire Fuels Reduction and Bark Beetles (pdf 98 K)

Fire Resistant Landscaping (pdf 86 K)

FireWise Plant Materials (pdf 225 K)

Firewood and House Log Insects (pdf 125 K)

Forest Home Fire Safety (pdf 64 K)

Good Fire, Bad Fire (pdf 1.3 MB). A 16 page booklet on how to think about forest land management and ecological processes. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Mountain Pine Beetle Quick Reference (pdf 34 KB) A calendar and strategies for treating MPB attacks.

Grass Seed Mixes to Reduce Wildfire Hazard (pdf 52 K)

Soil Erosion Control after Wildfire (pdf 315 K)

Vegetative Recovery After Wildfire (pdf 221 K)