Wildfires - World Health Organization (WHO)
Wildfires that burn near populated areas can have significant impact on the environment, property, livestock and human mortality and morbidity depending on the size, speed and proximity to the fire, and whether the population has advanced warning to evacuate. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of air pollutants of which particulate matter (PM) is the principal public health threat. PM 2.5 from ...

NFPA - Firewise USA®
NFPA's Firewise USA® program teaches people how to adapt to living with wildfire and encourages neighbors to work together and take action.

Wildfire Hazards & Mitigation | NFPA
Search for wildfire resources and products like Firewise USA, Wildfire Prep Day, Wildfire preparedness, wildfire training and certification, and more!

Firewise USA® - Firewise USA® sites - NFPA
Use our interactive map to access information about where our Firewise USA® sites are located and learn where wildland fires are occurring within the US.

Forest Fires vs Wildfires - NFPA
All forest fires are technically wildfires, but not all wildfires are necessarily forest fires. Learn more about the differences.

Los Angeles Wildfires FAQs - NFPA
As historically destructive wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area, questions about how wildfires most often burn down homes, the best way communities can rebuild after a wildfire, and what building code requirements exist in California have surfaced in news reports, conversations on social media, and elsewhere. To help answer some of these questions and others, Michele Steinberg ...

Top 10 Deadliest Wildland Firefighter Fatality Incidents - NFPA
NFPA's table of the 10 deadliest incidents resulting in the deaths of firefighters at wildland fires

NFPA - Preparing homes for wildfire
There are methods for homeowners to prepare their homes to withstand ember attacks and minimize the likelihood of flames or surface fire touching the home.

How Do Wildfires Start - NFPA
How wildfires start There are two main buckets to categorize how a wildfire starts: natural and human caused. Naturally caused wildfires Lightning is the primary agent for naturally caused fires. (There are some instances of volcanic activity starting wildfires, but that is limited.)

After the LA Wildfires - NFPA
NFPA's wildfire expert weighs in the LA Wildfires, the troubled response, and what needs to happen next.