Library Category: Wildfire Prevention

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.

Ready Set Go Brochure (PDF)

Guidance from City of Austin and Travis County on protecting a home against wildfire and what to do if a wildfire occurs

Texas Wildfires in 2011 (PDF)

52-page report from Texas Forest Service on the wildfires of 2011, including those in Bastrop and the Austin area