Firewise in Minnesota

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Firewise addresses the wildfire risk to homes located near natural spaces.

As more homes are built in the woods and fields of Minnesota, the existing firefighting resources are less able to protect everyone's property while trying to control a wildfire. The wildland-urban interface (WUI) is a zone where homes, structures, or other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or areas with vegetative fuels (grasses, shrubs, etc.). In Minnesota, approximately 15-30% of homes are in a WUI.

Homes close to evergreens and the tall grasses of prairies or marshes are most at risk. Making your home able to survive an approaching wildfire is the goal of the Firewise program.

Minnesota has adopted the National Firewise USA program. The Minnesota Firewise Program works with homeowners and communities to help prepare for and prevent catastrophic wildfires.

The Minnesota Firewise program offers help for:

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