Hazard Mitigation and Community Education Grants are provided by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry to communities, groups, and organizations to make their... Continue reading
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Category: Wildfire Mitigation
Wildfire prevention grants available beginning in August NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry will be providing access to federal grant funding... Continue reading
What is A Fire Adapted Community? By: Rick BrownWildfire Mitigation Specialist865-258-3891greatsmoky@charter.nethttp://burnsafetn.org/index.html The Firewise USA® program has received a lot of attention in East Tennessee after the devastating... Continue reading
Rebuilding a Home Lost in Gatlinburg Wildfire with Fire-Resistant Construction By: Rick Brown, Tennessee Department of Forestry and Holly Campbell, Southern Regional Extension Forestry. This article... Continue reading
On Wednesday, December 13, the community of Mullins Cove in Whitwell, Tennessee, celebrated its official recognition as a Firewise USA® site. Mullins Cove is the... Continue reading
Youth Group with a Fire Prevention Mission After the devastating wildfires of 2016, Gatlinburg and Sevier County Tennessee are receiving unexpected help from the East... Continue reading