Links
Click on any of the links below for additional fire related information. Please note that linked websites are not controlled or maintained by the Tuolumne Fire Safe Council.
After a Wildfire
- California Native Plant Society Fire Recovery Guide
- Picking Up the Pieces After a Disaster
Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information - Rebuilding After a Wildfire
FEMA Publications
CAL FIRE
- CAL FIRE 2019 Strategic Plan
- Cal Fire Home Page
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - CAL FIRE Ready for Wildfire: Firewise Communities
- CAL FIRE Tuolumne Calaveras Unit 2018 Strategic Fire Plan
- Office of the California State Fire Marshal
CAL FIRE
Defensible Space
- Defensible Space
FEMA Publications - Defensible Space Ordinance for City of Sonora
- Ember Storm Demo
- Fuel Management Terms
University of Nevada - How to Use Fire Resistant Mulch
- Low-cost protection for base of wood siding
- National Fire Protection Association
- Pyro Futures: Imagining Our Evolving Relationship with Fire
- Text of Public Resources Code Section 4291
California legislature website - The first 5 feet: Creating a noncombustible perimeter
- The Ultimate Guide to Fire Safe Landscaping by Home Advisor
Emergency Alert
Evacuation and Preparedness
- Creating a Family Fire Escape Plan
Special thanks to Dylan Brodie for sharing this article on creating a Fire Escape Plan for your family. Congratulations Dylan on completing your Fire Safety Boy Scout Badge. - Disaster Preparedness for Farm Animals
Humane Society - Disaster Preparedness for Pets
ASPCA - Evacuation Steps
- Fire Safety for People with Disabilities-A How-To Guide for Prevention and Evacuation
- Pet and Animal Evacuation Preparedness
- Pet Disaster Preparedness Kit
Humane Society - Pre-Evacuation Preparation Steps
- Tuolumne County Wildland Fire Evacuations Pamphlet
Fire Education
Fire Management Resources
- Historical Fire Perimeters
The CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program maintains and distributes an historical fire perimeter data set from across public and private lands in California. The data is developed with the cooperation of the USDA Forest Service Region 5, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service and is released annually in April.
Fire Safe Home Construction
- Building Materials Listing Law and Regulations
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal - California Building Codes On Line
California Building Standards Commission - Hardening Your Home
- Home Builder’s Guide to Construction in Wildfire Zones
FEMA Publications - Homeowner’s Wildfire Mitigation Guide
University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Forest Service
General Information
- A Guide to Financial Emergency Preparedness
- Emergency Plan for Kids
- Home Fire Safety
- LivingWithFire.com
- National Interagency Fire Center
- National Weather Service
- National Website for Wildfire Risk to Communities
- Safe Debris Burning
- Safe Equipment Use
- Safe Kids Worldwide-Fire Safety for Kids
- Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires
- Tuolumne County Hazardous Vegetation Management, Chapter 8.14
- Twain Harte area CERT go-bag list
- What to do If You Become Trapped in a Wildfire
- Wildfires: Information for Parents
Incident Information
Insurance
Podcasts
Smoke Events and Your Health
Wildfire Safety and Preparedness
- A Guide to Staying During Wildfires
Safety, Health & Consumer Council - American Red Cross Wildfire Safety
- Family Emergency Communications Plan
- Online Tutorial – Community Wildfire Risk Assessment Tutorial
- Online Tutorial – Understanding the Wildfire Threat to Homes
- PG&E Community Wildfire Safety Program
Public Safety Power Shutoff - Prevent Wildfire California
California Wildland Coordinating Group - ReadyForWildfire.org
Preparedness website - Smokey Bear and Preventing Wildfires
- Stanislaus Landscape Project
Charting a New Course in Western Forest Resiliency - Wildfires
Ready.gov - Department of Homeland Security - Wildfires: Stay Safe in a Warming World (NYT)
