WILDLAND FIRE EDUCATION PROGRAM
In the year 2000, intense wildland fires destroyed homes and threatened valuable natural resources in many western communities. In response, Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council (Three Rivers RC&D) initiated the Wildland Fire Education Program (WFEP) aiming to increase public awareness of the wildfire risk in the wildland urban interface.
Three Rivers RC&D is a non-profit organization enhancing community development through conservation of natural resources. Three Rivers RC&D serves several counties including Bannock, Bingham, and Power as well as the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.
The mission of the WFEP is to reduce the threat of wildfire by creating firewise communities while respecting and complementing other values such as aesthetics, privacy, recreation, and wildlife.
To fulfill this mission, several objectives have been established, including:
Sponsoring
neighborhood
fuel reduction
projects in
cooperation with
homeowners
Providing free home evaluations to homeowners in high risk areas
Providing
educational
materials about
firewise
techniques to
homeowners and
the general
public
Presenting
firewise talks
to homeowners,
homeowner
associations,
civic groups,
and the general
public
Conducting Red
Zone surveys in
high risk areas
for local fire
departments
Research has shown that homes, which consist of firewise techniques including Class A roofs (asphalt, metal, gravel) and 30 – 60 feet of modified vegetation surrounding the home, are over 85% more likely to survive wildfire than those with wooden shake/shingle roofs and no vegetative clearance. For information on how to make your home, property, and neighborhood firewise, visit www.firewise.org.
For more information about the Wildland Fire Education Program, sponsored by Three Rivers RC&D, in Bannock County, Bingham County, Power County, and the Fort Hall Indian Reservation -contact Danny Mann, Wildland Fire Educator (208) 317-4889 sdmann@cableone.net or Richard Wolfe, GIFF liaison (208) 244-2231giffliaison@hotmail.com
For more information about the Wildland Fire Education Program, sponsored by Three Rivers RC&D, in Lava Ranch -contact Gordon Gillman, Wildland Fire Educator (208) 776-5623 ggillman@mvsd21.org
The WFEP is funded by a grant from the Bureau of Land Management, a grant from Idaho Department of Lands, and a grant from the City of Pocatello Fire Department.
FUEL REDUCTION
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS
FUEL REDUCTION COST SHARE PROGRAM
FUEL REDUCTION COST SHARE APPLICATION
MULTI-HOME FUEL REDUCTION PROGRAM
IDL HAZARD FUEL TREATMENT SPECIFICATION
GATEWAY INTERAGENCY FIRE FRONT