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READY NOW: Neighborhoods Organized for Wildfire

Firebrand Resiliency Collective has been uniquely focused on serving the fire-impacted population of Southern Oregon, and has worked tirelessly to assist those communities devastated by the Labor Day 2020 fires. The Ready NOW program carries forward this experience to help other communities prepare for future fires. Fire is here to stay, and so are we! 

Ready NOW is a bottom-up preparedness program that expands our service populations and geographical footprint to include underserved rural communities across Jackson and Josephine Counties.

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MITIGATIONS THAT MATTER

The Ready NOW program supports tangible approaches to reduce community loss to wildfire, organize residents to work together, and support mitigations that matter. Our program activities include:

  • Establishing more Firewise Communities in our region
  • Hosting Community Listening Sessions for residents to set priorities and action steps for long-term resilience
  • Conducting educational Home Wildfire Risk Assessments to help homeowners reduce the threat of wildfire, while providing cost-share resources for to get the work done
  • Assisting residents through Resource Navigation of available grants and opportunities
  • Helping neighborhood leaders set up Community Liaison Programs to improve the survivability of residents in communities at risk
  • Promoting resident awareness of wildfire threats with improved Emergency Notifications and apps
  • Promoting the benefits of Prescribed Burning for resilient, climate-adapted landscapes and improved wildlife habitat

OUR FOCUS IS ON FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES AND THE PEOPLE IN THEM

There is no single magic bullet to reduce the risk of wildfire to our communities. Adequate suppression capacity to bolster our firefighters’ best efforts, and continued investments that create resilient landscapes and a well-trained forestry workforce are critical pieces of the puzzle. But there is a third piece: communities that are adapted to fire, with residents understanding the wildfire risk, working together to own and reduce that risk, and maintaining this work together over the long term.

All of us are part of the solution! Ready NOW is built upon a community-led approach that takes into account local needs, desires, and capacity. We take a “home outward” approach to meet the many agencies and organizations already working from the “forest inward”. Whether it’s working to establish Firewise Communities in neighborhoods just recovering from wildfire, signing residents up for Emergency Alerts, promoting existing Home Hardening grants to help survivors—or creating brand new incentives for rural residents facing the greatest risk—Ready NOW can help.

Reach out to us  to find out how we can start to work with you and your neighbors to help close the gaps to defend—and adapt—our communities in the face of wildfire.

GOING FIREWISE

Firewise® USA is a nationally recognized program that works to help communities prepare for and become more resilient to wildfire. Firebrand Resiliency Collective is a Firewise regional coordinating agency. Talk to our Fire Adapted Communities Coordinator to help your community go Firewise today!

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