Information
These resources offer a comprehensive foundation for understanding fire management and implementing effective prevention measures to protect your home and community.
- Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (TxWRAP): A free, user-friendly platform that helps homeowners and communities in Texas understand and mitigate their wildfire risk.
- Texas A&M Forest Service – Wildland Fire Management: Provides comprehensive information on wildfire response, preparedness, and mitigation strategies specific to Texas.
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Wildland Fire Management: Offers insights into how fire is managed to conserve and protect Texas’s natural habitats, including details on prescribed burns and wildfire prevention.
- Firewise USA – National Fire Protection Association: A program that educates homeowners on reducing wildfire risks and creating defensible spaces around their properties.
- Ready.gov – Wildfires: Offers federal guidelines on preparing for, surviving, and recovering from wildfires, including creating emergency plans and assembling supply kits.
National Interagency Fire Center – Fire Information: Provides national wildfire updates, statistics, and resources for understanding fire management practices across the U.S.
Stay Informed
You can stay up to date on all NFGT prescribed burn notifications, and safety alerts by scanning the QR Code below, or click on the link to follow our official NFGT Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/NFsandGrasslandsinTexas
Inciweb
Stay informed about wildfires and natural disasters by visiting InciWeb. Click the button below for real-time updates, safety information, and resources to help you prepare and respond.
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)
If You Fly, We Can't
Federal, state, and local wildland fire management agencies and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urge members of the public not to fly “Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)” or drones over or near wildfires. Unauthorized drone flights pose serious risks to firefighter and public safety and the effectiveness of wildfire suppression operations. More information.
