Anthem Firewise Resources and Tips

The following websites provide some helpful information on how you can be Firewise.

Recognizing that wildfire is a potential threat to all of us in Anthem, The Anthem Community Council, Anthem Country Club Community Association, the Parkside Community Association, The Village at Anthem, Daisy Mountain Fire District, City of Phoenix Fire Department, Arizona Forestry Division, and Firewise Communities/USA have joined to support the initiative to qualify Anthem as a designated Firewise Community. View the Anthem Firewise Plan.

The Arizona State Forestry Division provides for the prevention and suppression of wildland fires on state and private lands located outside of incorporated municipalities. http://www.azsf.az.gov

The National Firewise Communities program is a multi-agency effort designed to reach beyond the fire service by involving homeowners, community leaders, planners, developers, and others in the effort to protect people, property, and natural resources from the risk of wildland fire before a fire starts. The Firewise Communities approach emphasizes community responsibility for planning in the design of a safe community as well as effective emergency response, and individual responsibility for safer home construction and design, landscaping, and maintenance. http://www.firewise.org

The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA, established in 1896, is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. The world's leading advocate of fire prevention and an authoritative source on public safety, NFPA develops, publishes, and disseminates more than 300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks.
http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=143&URL=About%20NFPA

The mission of the Daisy Mountain Fire Department is to protect and preserve life and property from the impact of fire, disaster, injury and illness, by providing fire suppression, fire prevention and emergency medical service to the citizens of the community it serves. www.daisymountainfire.org

The Phoenix Fire Department is committed to providing the highest level of public safety services for the community. It protect lives and property through fire suppression, emergency medical and transportation services, disaster management, fire prevention, and public education. www.phoenix.gov/FIRE

The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) was formed in 1996 in response to the tremendous need to inform the public about the life-saving value of home fire sprinkler protection. HFSC is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and the leading resource for independent, noncommercial information about residential fire sprinklers. HFSC offers educational material with details about installed home fire sprinkler systems, how they work, why they provide affordable protection and answers to common myths and misconceptions about their operation. www.homefiresprinkler.org.