Welcome fire departments and communities. Spring is here - and hopefully with it comes rain and a green up. Use your FireWise projects to help your communities prepare for a possible dry, hot summer ahead and let us help where we can!
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The Arkansas FireWise program is a multi-agency wildfire preparedness effort sponsored by the Arkansas Forestry Commission - and part of the National FireWise Communities USA organization. FireWise works with fire departments and civic organizations to make communities safer from the threat of wildfire through mitigation projects and community education initiatives.
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Contact us:

Matt Simpson, FireWise Coordinator
(501) 296-1940
matthew.Simpson@arkansas.gov

3821 West Roosevelt Road
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: (501) 296-1940
Fax: (501) 296-1949

The Arkansas Forestry Commission offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Wildfire Education Programs

The Arkansas FireWise Team educates the state of Arkansas about the causes and prevention of wildfire. Any meeting, safety fair, civic function, luncheon, youth rally, volunteer event, church gathering or otherwise is an excellent opportunity to discuss how homeowners can very easily prepare homes and landscapes to resist wildfire. We can prepare presentations to address area-specific wildfire hazards and complete on-site wildfire risk assessment surveys. All visits are at no cost to communities. The Arkansas Forestry Commission makes wildfire prevention education a priority by offering the FireWise safety principles to any group interested. A community or group does not have to be affiliated with any fire department to receive a FireWise presentation and/or newsletter.

Wildfire Prevention Training and Seminars

Host a how-to training seminar at the next town hall meeting or property owner’s association to better inform residents in your area about wildfire safety. The FireWise program is a hands-on initiative that we hope can enable residents across Arkansas to make their property more resistant to one of our state’s most naturally occurring events – wildfire.

Certification as an Arkansas FireWise Community

Through funding from the US Forest Service, the Arkansas Forestry Commission does provide grants through fire departments that complete community certification requirements to become an Arkansas FireWise community. Contact your local AFC office, or the FireWise Team for a presentation during a regularly scheduled fire training meeting. We can come to your area at your convenience to discuss certification requirements. A checklist of certification requirements can be viewed here. Call 501-296-1940 with questions.