Wildfire Actions

Wildfire season burns millions of acres across the United States every year. FEMA continues to support state-led wildfire fighting efforts through a variety of grant programs.
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Grants

Tribal Nations

Resources

Prepare for Wildfires

Wildfire prevention and management is a multi-agency effort. FEMA coordinates across federal agencies to help state, local, tribal, and territorial partners respond to wildfires nationwide.

Through FEMA, fire management assistance is available to state, local, tribal and territorial governments. This assistance helps with mitigation, management, and control of fires.

Federal support includes personnel, assets, technical assistance, and financial investments to help communities mitigate and respond to wildfires. Other federal agencies also work year-round to help prevent and defend against wildfires. We remain committed to delivering better services to marginalized and other vulnerable populations.

Grants

Mitigation Opportunities

With the growing climate change crisis facing the nation, FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program provides funding to help states, tribes and territories invest in measures that reduce disaster suffering and create safer and more resilient communities.

Learn more about what hazard mitigation is and how FEMA grants can help.

Fire Management Assistance Grants

Learn more about how FEMA provides federal support through the FMAG Program. 

An FMAG authorization also makes funding available to eligible states and territories through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Post Fire program, which can help mitigate wildfire and related hazards by funding eligible wildfire project types like defensible space measures, ignition-resistant construction, and hazardous fuels reduction. 

Active Fire Management Assistance Declarations

Assistance Options for Tribal Nations

Tribal Nations with eligible costs can access Fire Management Assistance funding from FEMA through one of three ways:

  1. The Tribal Nation Requests a Disaster Declaration from FEMA: Tribal Nations cannot request their own FMAG directly from FEMA. However, Tribal Nations can request their own emergency disaster declaration or major disaster declaration directly from FEMA to help manage and control fires. 
  2. The Tribal Nation becomes a direct recipient through an existing state FMAG: A Tribal Nation whose lands or property are included in a state FMAG request, can use a state’s FMAG number to work directly with FEMA to manage the assistance. The state will not be involved in management of the FMAG on the Tribal Nation’s behalf. The Tribal Nation may coordinate with their FEMA Tribal Liaison to discuss their options under a FMAG or tribal disaster declaration. 
  3. The Tribal Nation becomes a subrecipient under an existing state FMAG: Tribal Nations can work with their state’s emergency management offices to be included in the state’s FMAG request and become a subrecipient of the state. 
     

For more information about Tribal Disaster Declarations, Visit FEMA’s Tribal Disaster Declaration Webpage and the FEMA Tribal Affairs Hub. For more information on FMAG, visit FEMA’s Fire Management Assistance Grants Program & Policy Guide.

Resources

Find specific information on resources for states with active wildfires below.

ArizonaArizona Interagency Wildfire Prevention  Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
CaliforniaCalifornia Statewide Wildfire Recovery Resources information
ColoradoColorado Division of Fire Prevention & ControlColorado Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
FloridaFlorida Forest ServiceFlorida Division of Emergency Management
HawaiiHawaii Emergency Management Agency
KansasKansas Division of Emergency ManagementKansas Recovery Resources
MontanaMontana Disaster and Emergency Services 
NevadaNevada Fire Management, Division of Forestry  Nevada Division of Emergency Management / Homeland Security  
New MexicoNew Mexico Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management 
OregonOregon Wildfire Response & Recovery Oregon Office of Emergency Management 
South DakotaSouth Dakota Wildland Fire South Dakota Department of Public Safety 
TexasTexas Parks and WildlifeTexas Division of Emergency Management
UtahUtah Wildfire Info Utah Department of Public Safety 
WashingtonWashington State Department of Natural Resources Washington State Military Department Emergency Management Division 
Joint State or Regional ResourcesNorthwest Interagency Coordination Center 
Oregon and Washington wildfire activity		Inciweb – Incident Information System
Live wildfire map with resource details

Federal Resources

The National Interagency Fire Center (@FSNIFC) is the nation’s support center for wildland firefighting.  

The U.S. Department of Interior (@Interior) pays for people and equipment needed to control wildfires through the Office of Wildland Fire suppression program and also does prescribed burns to more than 350,000 acres annually on service lands through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (@USFWS) fire management program.

The U.S. Fire Administration's Wildfire and the Wildland Urban Interface offers training materials, mitigation grant information and technology resources.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service firefighters (@forestservice) respond to a significant number of wildfires each year. 

The U.S. Fire Administration National Fire Academy (@USfire) offers free training and educational programs to support career and volunteer fire departments and emergency service organizations in preparing for, preventing and responding to fires and other hazards. 

Social Media and Additional Resources

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Other Federal Partners
Non-Federal Partners

Prepare for Wildfires

You can do several things before wildfires affect your home and community.  

Find more information on wildfire safety and prevention on the Ready.gov Wildfires page. 

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  • Have several ways to receive alerts. Download the FEMA app and receive real-time alerts from the National Weather Service for up to five locations nationwide. 
  • Make an emergency plan. Learn your evacuation routes, practice with household, pets, and identify where you will go. 
  • Review important documents. Make sure your insurance policies and personal documents like ID are up to date.  
  • Strengthen your home. Use fire resistant materials to build, renovate or make repairs. Create a fire-resistant zone that is free of leaves, debris or flammable materials for at least 30 feet away from your home if possible.
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