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Find information about your property

Kittitas County COMPAS is an interactive map that provides property specific information e.g., fire districts, land ownership, and critical areas.

Learn about Wildfire Risk

The USDA Forest Service created an interactive tool to explore wildfire risk nationally. Learn more about wildfire risk by visiting www.wildfirerisk.org   Video What is the WUI in Kittitas County –

Forest Health Treatments

Explore these treatments with the Forest Health Tracker! Across Washington, partners have been working together to increase forest restoration and reduce fuels for wildfire. Washington Dept. of Natural Resources | Project Map

Wildfire History

View current and past decade of wildfire history nationally National Fire Situational Awareness (nwcg.gov)   Video – Wildfires on the East Slopes of the Cascades

Learn more about living with fire in the United States

Read Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network Blog – sharing lessons learned, best practices and stories of living with fire across the United States Stay up to date with FAC Net | Fire Adapted Communities (fireadaptednetwork.org)

Read about recovery after a wildfire

This book provides a personal lens to recovery after the wildfire. Read her story, information and advice to help homeowners be better prepared. Surviving Wildfire: Get Prepared, Stay Alive, Rebuild Your Life (A Handbook for Homeowners): Masterson, Linda: 9781936555154: Amazon.com: Books

Learn more about community recovery after a fire using this guide from New Mexico

After Wildfire (afterwildfirenm.org) This guide was written to help New Mexico communities recover after wildfire. If you are reading this guide before a wildfire occurs, use it to help you plan ahead. This guide is intended to provide useful information during this difficult time, and to start you on the road to recovery.

Videos

Preparedness Journey – WAEMD Evacuation (Ready, Set, GO!)