Get Ready for Wildfire Community Preparedness Day with Resources from WFAP
April 15, 2025
May is National Wildfire Awareness Month, and May 5 is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. You can get ready now by preparing your department’s volunteers through the Wildland Fire Assessment Program (WFAP).
A joint initiative of the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and U.S. Forest Service, WFAP trains fire service volunteers to properly conduct assessments for homes located in the wildland-urban interface and provide recommendations to residents on how to protect their property from wildfires. The program features many resources to help departments conduct home assessments, including:
- Training – Take a free online four module course or request in-person training for your community.
- Toolkit – This train-the-trainer resource can be used to teach others the fundamentals of performing home assessments in communities that are susceptible to wildfires.
- Assessment Tools – Access resources including a checklist and data-tracking system for your home assessment campaign.
- Supplemental Resources – Utilize customizable documents to implement and market the WFAP program in your community.
Find all of these resources and more at www.nvfc.org/wfap.
You can also register for a free NVFC Roundtable Talk, Educate Your Community on Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, taking place on May 1 at 2pm ET. This webinar will discuss this year’s theme of “Defending the Home Ignition Zone,” what you can do to educate your community, and what other fire departments are doing to make their communities more fire adapted.
