Wildfires can occur anywhere at any time, and peak season for wildfires in Central Texas is April through October.
Being prepared for wildfires is important as they can destroy homes, businesses, infrastructure, natural resources and agriculture and even cause the loss of lives. Homeowners can help prevent the spread of fires with proactive approaches to wildfire prevention. They also should prepare themselves for responding to a wildfire in case evacuations become necessary.
These tips can help prevent the start and spread of wildfires:
These tips can help prepare for responding to wildfires:
Besides your local fire departments, a good regional resource to learn more about wildfires is the Joint Wildfire Task Force, which works to increase the region’s wildfire preparedness and encourage the development of Fire-Adapted Communities.
Wildfire prevention and safety resources include:
ATXFloods.com
ATX Floods provides an interactive map of low-water crossing in the majority of the CAPCOG 10-county region.
Weather-Ready Nation
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather–Ready Nation is about readying your community for extreme weather, water, and climate events.
Ready.gov
Ready is a National public service campaign designed to educate and empower the American people to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters.
WarnCentralTexas.org serves as a public portal for residents to register for our Regional Notification System (RNS) and learn about other ways their local communities distribute information in times of emergencies. WarnCentralTexas.org also is being developed as a regional preparedness resource so residents in the ten-county CAPCOG region can find useful information about how they can prepare themselves for emergencies and disasters.
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The Capital Area Council of Governments and its partners are pleased to offer an emergency notification system to residents of Central Texas. Registering with WarnCentralTexas allows local officials to contact their communities by phone, email and text during times of disasters or public safety events.
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