Library Category: Library

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Neighborhood Watch Contact List

This template can be used (and changed as you see fit) to establish a contact list for all the neighbors in your Neighborhood Watch.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

This spreadsheet identifies resources available to residents living in Austin to help anyone in need. The variety of resources available is listed by topic. Many of these resources are available for free or low cost. Areas covered include Children’s Health Care, Veterans, Mental Health, Elderly, Free and Reduced Meals, and Housing, to name a few.

If you know of a relevant resource not listed on the spreadsheet, please email [email protected] to have it added.

NFPA Fact Sheet – Coatings

This fact sheet from the National Fire Protection Association describes common practices and limitations of surface coatings for wildfire resistance.

NFPA Fact Sheet – Decks

This fact sheet from the National Fire Protection Association gives guidance for how to make decks wildfire resistant.

NFPA Fact Sheet – Eaves

This fact sheet from the National Fire Protection Association gives guidance for ways to ensure that the area under eaves is well-constructed and prevents ember intrusion during wildfire.

NFPA Fact Sheet – Exterior Sprinklers

This fact sheet from the National Fire Protection Association describes the use of exterior sprinklers to minimize the possibility of home ignition, but warns that other methods are probably more practical.

NFPA Fact Sheet – Fences

This fact sheet from the National Fire Protection Association describes best approaches for fencing and gives guidance on maintaining them.

NFPA Fact Sheet – Roofs

This fact sheet from the National Fire Protection Association describes ways to reduce the risks to roofs during wildfire.

NFPA Fact Sheet – Skylights

This fact sheet from the National Fire Protection Association gives guidance on how to prevent skylights from being an entry point for embers during wildfire.

NWACA Area Community Wildfire Assessment Report

The report completed by the Austin Fire Department and Texas Forest Service, which provides the baseline wildfire assessment for the NWACA area. This can be used as a reference for any smaller portion of NWACA when putting together their Firewise Community applications and their CWPP (Community Wildfire Protection Plan).

NWACA Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)

This document describes the approach being taken by NWACA to address the wildfire risks that were identified in the February 2014 NWACA assessment. Individual neighborhood groups use this as a basis and as background for creating their own neighborhood-local CWPP.