Better Prepared Wildfire Series

Wildfire Evacuation Planning
Wildfire Evacuation Planning
Wildfire Evacuation Planning

Thanks to all who took part in our 2025 Better Prepared Wildfire Series!


This FREE series was a collaboration between Ashland.news, Ashland Climate Collaborative, Ashland Together and the City of Ashland, working together to help you Take Action!

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If you missed any of the sessions, or want to revisit them, see recording links below


Wildfire Preparedness Preparing Family & Community
Learn essential steps to prepare for wildfire season, from understanding the elements of Home Hardening and Defensible Space, and emergency alerts to evacuation preparedness and practice. This workshop will equip you with the knowledge and tools to keep your household, neighborhood and business safer when fire danger rises. Watch a recording.

Protect Your Home and Yard. Now is the time! 
Join us for an engaging virtual workshop where you’ll gain the knowledge to make informed choices about reducing wildfire risks to your home and yard. Using your submitted photos and questions, we’ll explore practical, science-backed strategies to help you make your property more wildfire-resistant. Now is the time to improve your home’s safety and strengthen community resilience! Watch a recording.

What's Your Plan? When Every Second Counts: Evacuation Planning & Practice
This interactive event will walk you through what to do before, during and after an evacuation. Learn how to prepare yourself and others by creating and practicing an evacuation plan, go-bags, plan multiple escape routes and practice real-world scenarios to ensure you are ready to act quickly when wildfire threatens. Watch a recording. (This event was hosted by Ashland.news and recorded by RVTV [Rogue Valley Television at Southern Oregon University].) 


Making Our Homes more Survivable and Insurable Against Wildfire 
Learn how to make your home more survivable and insurable in wildfire-prone areas using IBHS' (Insurance Institute Business & Home Safety) science-backed Wildfire Prepared Home program. Watch a recording.


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Photos Bob Palermini of Ashland.news