Wildfire Resilient Homes Initiative (WRHI)

How it works

The Wildfire Resilient Homes Initiative (WRHI) is an interdivision pilot program between the Flagstaff Fire Department and the Flagstaff Sustainability Office. It is designed to help address wildfire risk in the City of Flagstaff by empowering residents to take action on home hardening.

What the program provides

WRHI has three main action items:

• Free home assessments: Trained staff visit participating properties and conduct site-specific wildfire home assessments.
• Wildfire Resilience Kits: After completing an assessment, residents can receive a kit while supplies last. The page says the kit is designed to reduce barriers to immediate action and includes: Wildfire Action Guide, gutter cleaning hose attachment, gloves and garbage bags for pine needles, loppers, collapsible rake, and 1/8" vent screening with metal shears.
• Financial assistance: WRHI may provide financial assistance of up to $600 to help residents remove flammable materials within the critical 0–5 ft home ignition zone, which the city describes as a high-priority area for preventing structure loss.

Amounts and matching

• Maximum financial assistance: up to $600
• The page does not mention any required match or reimbursement percentage.
• Financial assistance is prioritized for participants with financial or physical limitations to support equitable access to wildfire resilience.

How to apply

• Residents must complete a wildfire home assessment before applying for financial assistance.
• The page provides a contact number for residents who completed a wildfire home assessment before 10/14/2025 and are interested in financial assistance: 928-326-4419.
• The webpage also includes an “Apply for a Wildfire Resilient Homes Grant” link, but the page text shown does not include a fuller application workflow.

Timing and deadlines

• WRHI is described as a pilot program.
• The page does not give a formal end date or closing date.
• Kits are available while supplies last.
• The page specifically references residents who completed a wildfire home assessment before 2025-10-14 for assistance follow-up.