EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR FIRES & WILDFIRES

Although most people don’t consider the typical house fire to be a disaster, those are usually the people who’ve not had a house burn down or had a loved one killed by fire. Residential fires take many times more lives each year than all other disaster combined in the United States.

Wildland fires are fires that involve undeveloped lands such as forests, grasslands, etc. In past times, these fires presented little threat to developed areas. Now, however, with man’s desire to build in remote areas, and as urban sprawl takes the edge of the cities further and further into areas once considered "wild," these fires are beginning to present more and more of a threat to humans. Historically, wildland fires have presented little threat to citizens of Tennessee, especially not on the level like that in California. However, as cities across the state grow, this will become more of an issue.

U. S. Fire Administration Fire Fact Sheets

· Curious Kids Set Fires

· Bedroom Safety Helps You Sleep Sound at Night

· Check Your Hot Spots

· On The Safety Circuit (Electrical Fire Safety)

· This is Fire (Fact Sheet on the Nature of Fire)

· Fire Safety 101 (Fire Fact Sheet for Colleges and Universities)

· Working Together for Home Fire Safety

· Fire-Safe Landscaping Can Save Your Home

· Fireplace and Home Fire Safety

· A Season for Sharing in Fire Safety (Holiday Fire Prevention)

· Fire Safety Beyond the City Limits (Rural Fire Safety & Prevention)

· Rural Fire Prevention Checklist

· Summer Storm Fire Safety

· Winter Storm Fire Safety

Other Sources of Fire Safety Information

• American Red Cross Fire Safety Information
• The Weather Channel Wildfire Safety Sheet
• Wildland Fire Hazard Assessment
• NFPA Fire Safety Information
• NFPA/NDEC Wildfire Fact Sheet
• TEMA's Wildfire Preparedness Tips