Summary
The Citizen Fire Academy (CFA) program equips participants with the knowledge they need to improve fire preparedness and resiliency on their own properties and in their communities. This curriculum offers interested educators or agencies the teaching tools needed to conduct their own CFA program, including lesson plans, detailed agendas, tour ideas, and suggestions for presenting it as a hybrid course. The content is divided into six modules, with options to combine and separate the modules to fit the needs of the CFA facilitator.
Readers can download the entire 154-page curriculum as a single PDF or they can access individual sections. The single-PDF version of the publication includes hyperlinks to all references and resources, and includes an interactive Table of Contents for easy navigation to specific sections. In addition, corresponding PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, and handouts can be downloaded individually.
Here is how to access these different files and formats:
Citizen Fire Academy: Curriculum Package for Facilitators and Educators
- Entire PDF (154 pages)
Module 1: Introductory Module
- Introductory Module PDF (6 pages)
- Introductory Module PowerPoint presentation
- OSU volunteer liability form
- "How Will you Prepare...?" worksheet
Module 2: Fire Science
Module 3: Living in a Fire Environment
- Living in a Fire Environment PDF (13 pages)
- Living in a Fire Environment PowerPoint presentation
- Project Wildfire evacuation guide
- Red Cross wildfire safety checklist
Module 4: Home Protection Strategies
- Home Protection Strategies PDF (11 pages)
- Home Protection Strategies PowerPoint presentation
- Home Safety Zone graphic
- HIZ assessment handout
- SB 360 evaluation form
- HIZ assessment form
Module 5: Fuels Reduction Strategies
- Fuels Reduction Strategies PDF (13 pages)
- Fuels Reduction Strategies PowerPoint presentation
- Fuels Reduction Effectiveness PowerPoint presentation
- Self-assessment worksheet
- Fuels Reduction Assessment and Action Plan exercise
Module 6: Effective Volunteering and Graduation
- Effective Volunteering and Graduation PDF (5 pages)
- "Homeowners Associations as Promising Structures for Wildfire Risk Reduction"
- "Prior Collaboration Improves Wildfire Response and Recovery"
- "Private Forest Owners and Wildfire Risk"
- Volunteer hour report form
- Volunteer service activities handout
- Why People Don’t Take Action worksheet
Using a Hybrid Approach
- Using a Hybrid Approach PDF (7 pages)
Evaluation
- Evaluation PDF (1 page)
- Course evaluation form
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
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