The Wildland Fire Assessment Program (WFAP) will teach you how to work-side-by-side with homeowners to identify threats around their property that may be susceptible to wildfires. The WFAP is a joint effort between the National Volunteer Fire Council and the U.S. Forest Service to prepare fire department members with the necessary information, skills, and resources to conduct home safety assessments and provide residents with recommendations as to how to make their homes more fire adapted in the wildland-urban interface. Learn more at www.nvfc.org/wfap.

Day 2: WFAP – Classroom Session and Hands-on Training

Introduction to the Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal:
Accurate and up-to-date wildfire risk information is critical for the effective and efficient implementation of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. The Northeast-Midwest Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal consists of a variety of data, user-friendly applications and planning tools that can be used to help prioritize areas in a federal, state, Tribal, community, local jurisdiction or landscape where tactical analyses, community interaction and education, or mitigation treatments that might be necessary to reduce risk from wildfires. Learn more at https://northeastmidwestwildfirerisk.com

Hands-on Training:
Put it into practice! You’ll evaluate a home in the community to gain a better understanding of a home assessment and put classroom knowledge into action. You will be outside, so dress appropriately.

Instructors – Josh Nigro and Art Howe