Wildland Urban Interface

Recommended Web Sites

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Web sites for Homeowners

American Red Cross

Fire safety information. Also learning materials for children.

Bureau of Land Management

Contains many good links when you click on “preventing fires and general fire safety” and “I’m concerned about wildfires.”

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Suggestions that can be adapted for other states in the Rocky Mountain area.

Firewise

Sponsored by the National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection Program.

The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy's mission is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.

Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association

Tips for protecting your home from wildfire from a non-profit insurance information association.

Smokey Bear web site

Ideas for teaching children to be safe with fire in the wildlands can be found.

Southwest Colorado Fires

Fire information clearninghouse for SW Colorado. Includes fire updates and restrictions.

State of Utah fire info

Information dedicated to fire - of interest to people in the Rocky Mountain Region.

Wilderness Society

"We're spirited people protecting America's Wilderness since 1935 through the potent combination of science, advocacy and education."

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Web Sites for Wildfire Professionals and Volunteers

National Fire Plan

From the Colorado Bureau of Land Management.

CSFS Fire Division

The CSFS Fire Division's program activities have two goals: 1) protection of people and the environment from damaging wildfires, and 2) the safe use of fire to help meet the needs of the resources and society.

Fire Information

A new fire information site launched by NIFC (National Interagency Fire Center).

Fire Weather Information

USDA Forest Service Fire Consortia for advanced modeling of meteorology and smoke. Observed and predicted fire weather, fire maps and fire news.

National Fire Plan

A cooperative, long-term effort of the USDA Forest Service, Department of the Interior, and the National Association of State Foresters.

National Fire Protection Association

The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training and education.

National Intragency Fire Center

Wildland fire updates and fire statistics.

National Weather Service

Wildfire weather information.

Rocky Mountain Area Fire & Aviation Management

Area fire information. Also has an "Employment" page.

So you want to be a firefighter

Tips on breaking into a wildland firefighting career.

State of Utah fire info

Information dedicated to fire - includes temporary seasonal job descriptions.

Wildfire Assessment System

Maps displaying fuel moisture.

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Web Sites for Educators

American Red Cross

Learning materials for children are on the bottom of the web page. Fire safety materials in English and Spanish are also listed.

BLM Environmental Education

Information for students, teachers and adult learners to use both in the classroom, in informal outdoor settings, or in "virtual" classrooms.

Colorado Firebox

Fire education lessons for Red Zone communities.

Discovery Channel

Fire ecology curriculum for grades K-12.

FEMA for Kids

Teaching kids about prescribed fire.

Fire Ecology Database

Use this database as a unique resource for locating a broad range of fire-related information.

FireWorks Curriculum

An educational program for students in grades 1-12 that provides interactive, hands-on activities for studying fire ecology, fire behavior, and the influences of people on three fire-dependent forest types-Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine), Pinus contorta var. latifolia (interior lodgepole pine), and Pinus albicaulis (whitebark pine).

Forest Resource Environmental (FREE) Network

The FREE Network's web site lists forestry materials for classroom teachers and students that you can order at no charge or low cost. You will find new and updated materials for teachers plus presentation materials for you to down load.

Frames Fire Research and Management Exchange System

A portable trunk that contains educational materials for hands-on learning about how forest change over time, especially in relationship to fire. Provides curricula for all grade levels. For use by classroom teachers and agency staff.

Project Learning Tree

Project Learning Tree® (PLT) is an award winning, broad-based environmental education program for educators and students in PreK - grade 12.

Smokey Bear

The Smokey Bear web site. Ideas for teaching children to be safe with fire in the wildlands can be found.

Sparky the Fire Dog

Games for kids and safety tips for adults.

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Web Sites for Media Professionals

FEMA

Resources for the News Media

National Fire Plan

A cooperative, long-term effort of the USDA Forest Service, Department of the Interior, and the National Association of State Foresters.

National Intragency Fire Center

Communicator's Guide to Wildland Fire.

National Weather Service

Western states weather information.

Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center

Area fire information.

Rocky Mountain Center Weather Intelligence

Observed and predicted weather reports for the Rocky Mountain area.

Wildfire Assessment System

Maps displaying fuel moisture.

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