The program adapts especially well to small communities, developments, and residential associations of all types, but can work for any neighborhood where motivated homeowners band together to create a safer environment. It teaches you to work together as a community to address wildfire.
It teaches you to prepare for a fire before it occurs. The goal is to encourage and acknowledge action that can minimize home loss to wildfire. And when firefighters do make a stand to save a home, Firewise USA ® Communities provide a safer working environment to help make a nearly impossible job possible. Why? Scientific research has proven that when adequately prepared, a house has a better chance to withstand a wildland fire without the intervention of fire suppression services.
In 2008, the board of directors of the Fire Safe Council Nevada County voted to change their mission to include promotion, development, and retention of formal Firewise USA ® Communities in Nevada County.
