Wildfire Mitigation
There are many resources available to help a homeowner better prepare for the risks of wildfire.
Personal Reference Guides
Informative Websites
FLASH - Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
- Protect your home from wildfire
- Wildfire disaster specific home checklist
- A Tale of Two Homes, a case for home hardening and creating defensible space from Flash
National Fire Protection Association
Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
Fire Departments
Human Resources
Teton County Wyoming has trained professionals that are at your service (free of charge) that will come to your home and give you advice on how to better harden your home and increase the chances that it will survive a forest fire. Specifically, Teton Conservation District (TCD) offers Wildfire Risk Overviews (WRO) to landowners in Teton County, WY, at no cost. These no-obligation Overviews look at conditions of the structure, and vegetation, and make voluntary recommendations to reduce risk. A written report is provided to the landowner. This is conducted at the parcel scale.
Please utilize this link to make a formal request for an Overview: Request Form
Additional information on this program is available at the website: Teton Conservation District
Point of contact:
Robb Sgroi
Land Resources Specialist | Teton Conservation District
Office: (307) 733-2110 | Cell: (307) 413-4474
NFPA Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist
ISA Certified Arborist, RM-8201A . ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ).