Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network

Fire can have many benefits; yet, people and nature in the United States are increasingly threatened by wildfire. Firefighting costs are escalating and diverting money away from proactive land management. The “wildland-urban interface” or “WUI” – the place where houses and flammable ecosystems meet --- is growing at an alarming rate.

The solution is to prepare natural areas and communities for wildfire, and help communities recover quickly from fires, so that we can allow fire to play its natural role. Fire adapted communities (FAC) practitioners and the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (FAC Net) are helping homeowners, communities and land managers in fire-prone areas prepare for and recover from inevitable fires -- to “live with fire” more safely.