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Bend Fire & Rescue Recognizes National Wildfire Awareness Month, Encourages Community To Prepare Homes Ahead Of An Emergency (Photo) - 05/06/26

Bend Fire & Rescue recognizes May as National Wildfire Awareness Month. We encourage the community to get your home and family wildfire ready ahead of an incident that threatens our community.

 

Wildfires are a threat to our region every year. With local drought declarations and a very hot and dry forecast for the year - we are asking our community to take part in the collective effort of preparing Bend for wildfire.

 

“Strengthening our community’s wildfire resilience is a shared effort, and every action makes a difference,” said Melissa Steele. “At Bend Fire, we are training and preparing our responders, collaborating with regional partners, participating in community education and outreach, and reviewing defensible space standards around our own facilities. When these efforts are matched by steps residents take on their own properties, together we can meaningfully reduce wildfire risk across our community.”

 

Being wildfire ready begins at home. And it starts with you.

 

Wildfires can cause destruction very quickly, especially when dry and dead plants and other combustible materials can help the fire progress.

 

Creating defensible space by clearing things that can catch fire from the area within the first five feet of your home is one small and impactful step you can take to help protect not just your home, but the whole neighborhood.

 

Learn what simple actions you can take to create defensible space around your home at bendoregon.gov/own-your-zone.

 

Central Oregon Fire Prevention Co-op Preparedness Fair

 

Join Bend Fire & Rescue and other wildfire partners from across the region on Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wille Hall at Central Oregon Community College (2600 NW College Way, Bend) for a Wildfire Preparedness Fair.

 

Learn how to prepare your family and home for wildfire through presentations, hands-on activities, info booths and a ton of fun giveaways. Local and regional fire officials will be available to answer any questions about wildfire preparedness that you might have.

 

Learn about other regional fairs put on by the Co-op at centraloregonfire.org/prevent-wildfires.

 

Follow Bend Fire & Rescue on Facebook and Instagram as we post helpful wildfire readiness tips throughout the month. Thank you for helping make Bend wildfire ready.

Attached Media Files: Wildfire Awareness Month, Bend Fire Engine on Flat Fire,

Bend Fire & Rescue Recognizes National Wildfire Awareness Month, Encourages Community To Prepare Homes Ahead Of An Emergency (Photo) - 05/06/26

Bend Fire & Rescue recognizes May as National Wildfire Awareness Month. We encourage the community to get your home and family wildfire ready ahead of an incident that threatens our community.

 

Wildfires are a threat to our region every year. With local drought declarations and a very hot and dry forecast for the year - we are asking our community to take part in the collective effort of preparing Bend for wildfire.

 

“Strengthening our community’s wildfire resilience is a shared effort, and every action makes a difference,” said Melissa Steele. “At Bend Fire, we are training and preparing our responders, collaborating with regional partners, participating in community education and outreach, and reviewing defensible space standards around our own facilities. When these efforts are matched by steps residents take on their own properties, together we can meaningfully reduce wildfire risk across our community.”

 

Being wildfire ready begins at home. And it starts with you.

 

Wildfires can cause destruction very quickly, especially when dry and dead plants and other combustible materials can help the fire progress.

 

Creating defensible space by clearing things that can catch fire from the area within the first five feet of your home is one small and impactful step you can take to help protect not just your home, but the whole neighborhood.

 

Learn what simple actions you can take to create defensible space around your home at bendoregon.gov/own-your-zone.

 

Central Oregon Fire Prevention Co-op Preparedness Fair

 

Join Bend Fire & Rescue and other wildfire partners from across the region on Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wille Hall at Central Oregon Community College (2600 NW College Way, Bend) for a Wildfire Preparedness Fair.

 

Learn how to prepare your family and home for wildfire through presentations, hands-on activities, info booths and a ton of fun giveaways. Local and regional fire officials will be available to answer any questions about wildfire preparedness that you might have.

 

Learn about other regional fairs put on by the Co-op at centraloregonfire.org/prevent-wildfires.

 

Follow Bend Fire & Rescue on Facebook and Instagram as we post helpful wildfire readiness tips throughout the month. Thank you for helping make Bend wildfire ready.

Attached Media Files: Wildfire Awareness Month, Bend Fire Engine on Flat Fire,