Evacuating Large Animals
Evacuating Horses or Livestock? Learn more about preparing your animals for evacuation: Preparing Farm Animals for Disaster | FEMA.gov
Know what to do if a wildfire is approaching
Evacuate early and use this checklist to prepare your home for embers. What to Do if a Wildfire is Approaching Your Home – DISASTERSAFETY.ORG
Make an Evacuation Plan
Know what disasters and hazards could affect your area, and where you would go if you and your family needed to evacuate. To get started making a evacuation plan, visit: http://www.ready.gov/plan
Stay informed
Sign up for Kittitas County Sheriff’s office Emergency Notifications via Everbridge: Citizens – Kittitas County, WA – Sign In (everbridge.net)
Living with Wildfire: A Defensible Space Guide
Many people see the large flame fronts on the news and figure that’s what burned the homes. However, most homes are not destroyed by these huge walls of flames, but by the little embers. Wildfire embers can travel over a mile and you can control what happens when they land by employing effective defensible space. […]
Building a new home in Kittitas County?
Did you know that Kittitas County has a “Wildland Urban Interface” or WUI Code? This is a set of building codes for all unincorporated areas of the county to reduce structure risk from wildfires. This helps homeowners and first responders in the case of a fire. If you’re building a new home, you should read […]
Retrofit your home with wildfire in mind
Research has shown there are clear steps you can take to give your home a much better chance of surviving an encounter with wildfire. This guide provides four sets of steps that are grouped to provide the most impact for the time and cost involved. Get started today and be Wildfire Ready. These steps include: […]
Find ideas for fire-resistant landscaping
A well-designed landscape around a home is key to reducing the risk of loss from a wildland fire. Maintaining that landscape is essential to providing defensible space for the home and for providing for the safety of firefighters when a wildland fire occurs. Use the guides below to learn about ways to landscape your property […]
Become a Firewise USA® recognized community!
Learn how to become a Firewise USA® community by visiting: Firewise USA® – How to become a Firewise USA® site (nfpa.org)
Flora & Fauna Around You
The plants and animals that live around your home and in Kittitas County are resilient to fire. You can learn more about them and identify the species of flora and fauna that are around you with a few tools on your cellphone. iNaturalist iNaturalist is a social network for sharing biodiversity information to help […]
