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Office of Emergency Management

Preparing for Wildfires

Graphic depicting the Firewise Home Ignition Zone

Do you know what the ignition zone is around your home? Check out the graphic above for tips to protect your property against wildfire. 


Protecting Your Home

Many Missoula County residents live within the Wildland-Urban Interface, which is any area where the combination of development (like homes and businesses) and vegetation can increase the risk of damage from wildfires. Click here to see the map of WUI areas.

There are several resources available to better prepare all Missoula County residents for wildfire. Below are some ways you can prepare your home and yourself for wildfires.

  • Available to all Missoula County residents.

  • One-on-one consultation with a local fire professional on how to prepare your land and house for wildfire.

  • Request a site visit on the DNRC fire prevention and preparedness webpage.

  • Cost-share program available to help individuals and communities reduce flammable fuels around homes and private property.

  • Learn more about the program from United Way of Missoula County.

  • This is a collaborative program between United Way of Missoula County, the Missoula County Office of Emergency Management and local contractors.

  • Two fire departments in Missoula County offer fuel mitigation services: Missoula Rural Fire and Frenchtown Fire.

  • These services are offered to residents that live within each fire district respectively.

  • Service Foresters are available to help private landowners reduce their wildfire risk.

  • Please contact the Missoula Unit of the Southwestern Land Office at 406-542-4321.

 

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Community Wildfire Protection Plan

A Community Wildfire Protection Plan is a community-based plan focused on identifying and addressing the local threat of wildfire. The CWPP determines what is at risk and provides a roadmap of actions for the community to address its wildfire risk. Missoula County adopted its first CWPP in 2005, with an update in 2018. The Office of Emergency Management led this effort and incorporated input from numerous stakeholders.

Grant Creek CWPP

The Friends of Grant Creek, with support from OEM, completed the Grant Creek Community Wildfire Protection Plan 2024. 

Not sure where to start? Contact Wildfire Program staff for more information on resources available to homeowners.