Emergency Resources

Being Prepared for Forest Fires

• Defensible Space – Prepare Your Home – WA State DNR site
• Are You Ready for a Blizzard of Red Snow (pdf)? – University of Idaho Extension publication
• Be Ember Aware (includes checklist) – University of Nevada Extension
• Firewise Communities– info to help with local preparedness

What to Do if You’re Trapped in a Wildfire

• In a Forest or on Grassland (pdf) – Four survival options described by the Dept. of Renewable Resources, University of Albert, Canada
• In your House or Car – Wildfire survival tips from FEMA

Guide for Livestock Owners

• Tri-County Emergency Displaced Animals and Helpers
• USDA Livestock Disaster Assistance
• WA State Department of Agriculture- Animal Resources
• Caring for Livestock After a Wildfire
• Disaster Preparedness for Livestock | SAMHSA
• Drought and Your Livestock (pdf)
• Excessive Heat and Livestock (pdf)
• Pet and Animal Emergency Planning | Ready.gov
• Saving the Whole Family (pdf)
• Severe Thunderstorms and Your Pets (pdf)
• Severe Thunderstorms and Your Livestock (pdf)
• Special Consideration for Birds, Reptiles, and Small Animals
• Winter Storms and Your Pets and Livestock
• SCCD: Fire Retardant Impacts on Livestock (pdf)
• Wildfires, Smoke and Livestock [PDF] – Information to help livestock recover from effects of wildfire, UC Davis school of Veterinary Medicine

Landowners: Was your property within the burn zone or nearby?

Consider obtaining FEMA National Flood Insurance to protect assets against flash flooding.  Prepare for possible flash flooding.  Contact your insurance agent for more details.

• Flood After Fire Risks
• FEMA National Flood Insurance
• Fire Retardant Toxicity (pdf)
• Wildland Fire Chemical Clean up (pdf)
• Restoration Needs Form- SCCD

Landowners: Did you have other damage?

Check with your insurance agent about your applicable home, farm and other insurance that may cover part of the damages.

Restoration Needs Form- SCCD

Landowners: Are you an agricultural producer?

If you make money from livestock or crop production, check with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to determine if any of their emergency assistance programs may apply.

• FSA Disaster Assistance
• NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program

Landowners: Do you have wildlife concerns or conflicts?

Contact the Washington State Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, or the Colville Tribes Fish & Wildlife.

Fish & Wildlife – WA

2315 North Discovery Place
Spokane Valley, WA 99216-1566

Contact Us: TeamSpokane@dfw.wa.gov or 509-892-1001

Colville Tribes Fish & Wildlife

PO Box 150 Nespelem, WA 99155
Nespelem Office: 509-634-2110
Omak Office: 509-422-7529
Office hours: M-F 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Landowners: Are you a small forest landowner?

Contact the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Small Forest Landowner office for advice.

• Small Forest Landowner Office
• Assessing Fire Injured Trees
• Post-Fire Recovery Program

Landowners: Would you like help with basic site evaluation, or available funding assistance?

• Ferry County Conservation District
• Stevens County Conservation District
• Pend Oreille County Conservation District
• Restoration Needs Form- SCCD (pdf)

Landowners: Does your property share a border with the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the US Forest Service?

Contact the BLM or USFS for advice and assistance.

• BLM – WA & OR Region
• Colville National Forest

Landowners: Does your property contain fish-bearing creeks?

• Colville Tribes Fish & Wildlife
• Fish & Wildlife – WA
• Kalispel Natural Resources Department
• Ferry County Conservation District
• Stevens County Conservation District
• Pend Oreille County Conservation District