Be Prepared

Monitor Dry Conditions

• Fire danger nationwide:
  • Wildland Fire Assessment System Fire Danger Ratingexternal icon
  • National Interagency Coordination Centerexternal icon
  • Wildfire safety outreach materialsexternal icon

Fire precautions and restrictions where you are

• Burning bansexternal icon
• Cooking Fire Safetyexternal icon
  • Safety Tips for Campfires pdf icon[PDF – 179 KB]external icon
  • How to Prepare for a Wildfirepdf iconexternal icon
  • Safety tips for your propertyexternal icon
• Fireworks restrictionsexternal icon
  • National Fire Protection Associationexternal icon

Learn about water resources

• Health resources
  • CDC Healthy Water
  • CDC Drinking Water
  • CDC Emergency Water Supplies
  • CDC Water-Related Emergencies & Outbreaks
  • CDC’s Drinking Water Advisory Communication Toolbox pdf icon[PDF – 4.8 MB]
  • EPA Waterexternal icon
  • EPA Consumer Informationexternal icon

• Water resources for firefighters
  • Federal emergency assistance programsexternal icon

• Watering restrictions and policy
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and WaterSenseexternal icon
  • National Association of Clean Water Agenciesexternal icon
  • California: Drought Preparedness, Water Conservation and Water Supply Emergency Responseexternal icon

• Water and sanitation
  • Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives
  • Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Health Care Facilities

• Learn about potential behavioral health needs
  • Mental health and drought
    • Coping With a Disaster or Traumatic Event
    • Risk for abuse, anxiety, and suicideexternal icon

Plan ahead

• Drought plan for home and community