Information Resources from the Skyline Wildfire Ready Workshop, May 3, 2025
Compiled by Eleanor Greene, WMSWCD
Emergency alerts
Oregon defensible space assessments
Home hardening videos/information
Defensible space/vegetation management information
Early warnings and Information
Emergency alerts
Oregon defensible space assessments
Home hardening videos/information
- https://ibhs.org/wildfireready/ (open the “why” buttons to see videos from IBHS’ research)
- https://ibhs1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/Home-Mitigations-that-Matter-FINAL.pdf (research paper from IBHS with in-depth information on home hardening recommendations – might be a little heavy for the “average” person, but some people might be really into it. Your choice!)
- https://wildfireprepared.org/ (IBHS’ Wildfire Prepared Home program – great info on how to reduce risk to the home)
- https://naes.agnt.unr.edu/PMS/Pubs/2020-3810.pdf (Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide)
Defensible space/vegetation management information
- https://www.nfpa.org/en/education-and-research/wildfire/preparing-homes-for-wildfire
- https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/em-9184-keeping-your-home-property-safe-wildfire
- https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/em-9247-home-ignition-zone-protecting-your-property-wildfire
- https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/em-9438-managing-willamette-valley-margin-forests-fire-mind
- https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/em-9436-managing-northwest-oregon-oak-ecosystems-fire-mind
- https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/em-9440-managing-douglas-fir-western-hemlock-forests-coast-range-western-cascades-fire
Early warnings and Information