Collaborating with Firesafe Flathead to Keep Our Community Educated on Fire Safety
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
May 4th, 2024
Flathead Valley
All-day
A nationwide event encouraging people and organizations to come together on a single day to take action to raise awareness and reduce wildfire risks.
Whitefish Farmers Market
June 4th, 2024
Depot Park, Whitefish
5:30-7:30pm
Visit FFRG at the Farmers Market for essential fire safety tips, info, and resources. Chat with experts and learn how to keep our community safe!
Whitefish Farmers Market
June 11th, 2024
Depot Park, Whitefish
5:30-7:30pm
Visit FFRG at the Farmers Market for essential fire safety tips, info, and resources. Chat with experts and learn how to keep our community safe!
Wildfire Seminar
June 12th, 2024
O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish
6:00-7:30pm
Attend our upcoming wildfire seminar to learn vital strategies for wildfire prevention, preparedness, and response. Join experts as they share valuable insights to keep our community safe.
Determine Your Wildfire Risk.
The first step in preparing your home, family, and property for a wildfire is to assess your wildfire risk. And at Flathead Families for Responsible Growth, we know how important it is to keep your loved ones and property safe. That’s why we’re here to provide you with valuable resources from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) to assist you in this crucial task.
- WILDFIRE RISK PORTAL: Explore the Wildfire Risk Portal, an interactive tool designed to help homeowners understand and reduce their wildfire risk. By entering your property information, you’ll receive a comprehensive risk report. After submitting your information, you’ll have the option to schedule a free site visit by a local wildfire professional. Begin the process at: www.dnrc.mt/firerisk.
- HOME ASSESSMENT: Request a free site visit conducted by a local wildfire professional. They will evaluate your property and offer recommendations to mitigate your wildfire risk. Schedule your visit directly at: www.dnrc.mt.gov/fire.
Prepare Your Property.
Homeowners are responsible for preparing their property for wildfire. If your home is in or close to the natural vegetation of Montana’s grasslands, foothills, or mountains, you are living in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Although no home in Montana is immune to wildfire, homes located in the WUI are inherently at greater risk. Studies have found as many as 80% of homes lost to wildfires could have been saved had homeowners followed a few simple practices. Begin these efforts by working on your home and continue outwards through your property.
Home Ignition Zone
The exterior materials and design of a home
can greatly impact a home’s potential to ignite during a wildfire. The fuels present in the surrounding yard and property also contribute to the home’s wildfire risk. We call the home and its immediate surroundings, out to 200 feet, the Home Ignition Zone.
Download the Wildfire Evaculation Checklist
- GO BAG ESSENTIALS
- WHAT TO WEAR
- HOW TO PREPARE VEHICLE
- PREPARING FAMILY MEMBERS
- PREPARING PETS
- PREPARING LIVESTOCK & HORSES
- INSIDE THE HOME
- OUTSIDE THE HOME
Lodgepole Pine and Fire
Learn about this and more with Richard Hildner as he connects with John Hendricks and Robin Mitchell during the KGEZ Good Morning Show’s Glacier Bank Community Conversation.
Listen to their conversation and remarks on the Living With Wildfire forum from Tuesday, June 28, 2023