Wildfire Prevention and Recovery

NRCS Plant Materials Program
NRCS Plant Materials Program conservationists are working on critical issues related to fire and drought. See the web site for information on current research and additional wildfire information.

Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
The EWP program helps safeguard lives and property threatened by natural disasters such as wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and tornados.

 

Additional Websites:
Fire-Resistant Landscaping
This page, on the NRCS Plants Database site, contains links to fire-resistant landscaping information.

Living with Fire: A Guide for the Homeowner
Information on how to create "firescape" landscaping and what to do when wildfires approach your home.

National Interagency Fire Center
Comprehensive site containing wildfire news and statistics.

Fire Rehabilitation Assistance
NRCS Montana page includes fact sheets and fire-related links.

Emergency Watershed Protection Fact Sheets
NRCS California page includes fact sheets about reseeding burned areas.

United States Fire Administration Fire Resources
Technical assistance and information about wildfire and the urban wildland interface.

USDA Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management
Contains links to current fire research and technology.