Your Fire Resources Guide

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These firefighters are training to combat wildfire by using tools to cut away brush, dead trees and rocks.

Credit: USFS Lake Tahoe Basin

For help with tree thinning, prescribed burns or any other fire management activity, contact

• Your county or district forester
• An independent or consulting forester
• Your Cooperative Extension Service local office
• Your local USDA Service Center
• The USDA Forest Service Landowner Assistance Program

For more on wildfire safety and prevention:

• Firewise.org for Homeowners
• DisasterAssistance.gov
• Ready.gov, a project of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• How to prepare your home in the event of a wildfire from InciWeb is an interagency all-risk incident information management system.