Kentucky Firewise USA® Program
The Kentucky Firewise USA® program encourages local solutions for wildfire safety by involving homeowners, community leaders, planners, developers, firefighters, and others in the effort to protect people and property from the risk of wildfire. Kentucky Firewise is part of the National Firewise USA® Communities program organized by the National Fire Protection Association and co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the National Association of State Foresters.
Protecting Your Home
Do you live in or near a forest? If you do, then you live in
the wildland-urban interface. Homes located near or within
wooded areas are part of the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Living in the WUI increases
the risk of property damage, loss, and personal harm during a wildfire.
There are many simple steps you can take to reduce your wildfire. Please refer to the archived fact sheets for detailed information about wildfire risk reduction practices
that could save your home.
To learn your unique wildfire
risk rating, complete a Home Wildfire Risk Assessment on your property. Knowing
your wildfire risk can help you better prepare for when a wildfire threatens
your community.
To learn your unique wildfire
risk rating, complete a Home Wildfire Risk Assessment on your property. Knowing
your wildfire risk can help you better prepare for when a wildfire threatens
your community.
Protecting Your Community
Kentucky's Firewise USA® program is a unique opportunity available to Kentucky's fire-prone communities. The program adapts especially well to small communities, developments and residential associations of all types.
Please refer to the archived section for information about defensible space, landscaping, vehicular access, controlling open burning, community action planning and much more.
A Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) enables a community to plan in advance for the possibility of a community threatening wildfire. The CWPP helps to empower communities to organize, plan, educate and take action on wildfire issues that impact community safety.
Kentucky Firewise USA® Community Grants
The Firewise USA® Community grant program provides funding to assist communities in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce wildfire risk. The grant cycle runs from Oct. 1 through June 30. Grantees must complete project activities and submit receipts and documentation in order to receive reimbursement.
Download a copy of the grant application.
To learn more about how to
reduce wildfire risk in your community, visit the National Firewise Web site or
contact the division's Firewise USA® Program Coordinator, Kessley Baker.
Archived Information
The following information is being maintained for reference, research, or recordkeeping only, and meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance exemption per U.S. Department of Justice regulations 28 C.F.R. Part 35.