NFPA Firewise USA® requires each community to log a minimum of one hour of investment per dwelling per year. Your activity counts — even small things like raking leaves, cleaning gutters, or attending a community meeting.

What counts

• Structural work — roof and gutter maintenance, vent screening, siding repair, non-combustible zone (0–5 ft)
• Yard work — trimming trees, clearing brush, removing dead vegetation from the 5–100 ft zones
• Home wildfire assessments — receiving one or conducting one as a trained assessor
• Community events — attending or organizing town halls, workshops, chipper days
• Communications — writing for the newsletter, translating materials, producing educational content
• Fundraising and grant writing
• IT / admin — website maintenance, data entry, technical support
• Board activities — coalition meetings, planning sessions
• Common-area work — neighborhood-scope brush clearing, community projects
• Watching Firewise videos or reading approved documents (time counts as investment)

Submit your hours

Your submission goes to your HOA Admin for verification, then rolls into the community’s annual NFPA renewal package automatically. You will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submission.