While our dry climate may be great for growing agriculture and enjoying the outdoors, it also can set up the perfect conditions for dangerous wildfires. \u00a0The best defense to protect your home and family is knowledge. \u00a0WSU Extension has gathered resources to help you prepare, but warns that you must always stay aware of current fire situations in your area and follow all directions given by local fire and law enforcement.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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Home<\/h3>\n\n- Defend Your Home from Wildfire (English and Spanish)<\/a><\/li>\n
- How to Have a Firewise Home<\/a><\/li>\n
- The basics of defensible space and the “home ignition zone”<\/a><\/li>\n
- Resources for homeowners affected by wildfires<\/a><\/li>\n
- Fire recovery support for families and youth<\/a><\/li>\n
- Recovering from a natural disaster in college<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Agriculture<\/h3>\n\n- Wildland Fire Preparedness for Farmers & Ranchers<\/a><\/li>\n
- Disaster Preparedness and Assistance\u00a0for Ag and Natural Resources<\/a><\/li>\n
- Fire Recovery Farm Service Agency Document Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n
- USDA Disaster Assistance Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/h3>\nFree Publication<\/h3>\nFire Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\t<\/a><\/div>\nHow to Prepare for a Wildfire publication<\/a>
\nAmerica’s Preparathon
\nwww.ready.gov\/prepare<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
\n <\/p><\/div>\n
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Agriculture<\/h3>\n\n- Wildland Fire Preparedness for Farmers & Ranchers<\/a><\/li>\n
- Disaster Preparedness and Assistance\u00a0for Ag and Natural Resources<\/a><\/li>\n
- Fire Recovery Farm Service Agency Document Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n
- USDA Disaster Assistance Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/h3>\nFree Publication<\/h3>\nFire Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\t\t \n\t<\/a><\/div>\nHow to Prepare for a Wildfire publication<\/a>
\nAmerica’s Preparathon
\nwww.ready.gov\/prepare<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
\n <\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/h3>\nFree Publication<\/h3>\nFire Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\t\t \n\t<\/a><\/div>\nHow to Prepare for a Wildfire publication<\/a>
\nAmerica’s Preparathon
\nwww.ready.gov\/prepare<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
\n <\/p><\/div>\n
\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\nEmergency Management Agencies of Benton and Franklin Counties have begun using CodeRED\u2014a high-speed mass notification system designed to keep you informed in the event of an emergency.\u00a0 This system allows them to deliver emergency messages to you via phone to your landline or mobile device, as well as through text and email.\u00a0 Learn more about CodeRED:\u00a0 English brochure,<\/a> Spanish brochure<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tEnroll in CodeRED\t<\/h2>\nBenton County CodeRED<\/span><\/a>\n\n\nFranklin County CodeRED<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While our dry climate may be great for growing agriculture and enjoying the outdoors, it also can set up the perfect conditions for dangerous wildfires. \u00a0The best defense to protect your home and family is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":188,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/program.php","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":[]},"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[10,18],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133732"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133732"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136347,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133732\/revisions\/136347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133732"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=133732"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=133732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Fire Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\t\t \n\t<\/a><\/div>\nHow to Prepare for a Wildfire publication<\/a>
\nAmerica’s Preparathon
\nwww.ready.gov\/prepare<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
\n <\/p><\/div>\n
\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\nEmergency Management Agencies of Benton and Franklin Counties have begun using CodeRED\u2014a high-speed mass notification system designed to keep you informed in the event of an emergency.\u00a0 This system allows them to deliver emergency messages to you via phone to your landline or mobile device, as well as through text and email.\u00a0 Learn more about CodeRED:\u00a0 English brochure,<\/a> Spanish brochure<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tEnroll in CodeRED\t<\/h2>\nBenton County CodeRED<\/span><\/a>\n\n\nFranklin County CodeRED<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While our dry climate may be great for growing agriculture and enjoying the outdoors, it also can set up the perfect conditions for dangerous wildfires. \u00a0The best defense to protect your home and family is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":188,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/program.php","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":[]},"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[10,18],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133732"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133732"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136347,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133732\/revisions\/136347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133732"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=133732"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=133732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\t<\/a><\/div>\nHow to Prepare for a Wildfire publication<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n Emergency Management Agencies of Benton and Franklin Counties have begun using CodeRED\u2014a high-speed mass notification system designed to keep you informed in the event of an emergency.\u00a0 This system allows them to deliver emergency messages to you via phone to your landline or mobile device, as well as through text and email.\u00a0 Learn more about CodeRED:\u00a0 English brochure,<\/a> Spanish brochure<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n While our dry climate may be great for growing agriculture and enjoying the outdoors, it also can set up the perfect conditions for dangerous wildfires. \u00a0The best defense to protect your home and family is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":188,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/program.php","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":[]},"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[10,18],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133732"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133732"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136347,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133732\/revisions\/136347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133732"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=133732"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/benton-franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=133732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAmerica’s Preparathon
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\n \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\tEnroll in CodeRED\t<\/h2>\nBenton County CodeRED<\/span><\/a>\n\n\nFranklin County CodeRED<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"