‘Let’s Get Fire Ready’ Board Game
What is it?
Let’s Get Fire Ready is a multi-player collaborative board game that helps players identify critical wildfire preparedness and mitigation actions around their property, community, and landscape. The game deploys trauma-informed learning methods with real scenarios, the latest science, and industry best practices. Its empathic design transforms critical safety actions into a fun and engaging social learning experience with lasting resilience outcomes.
Why is it needed?
Most people in the United States now have access to wildfire preparedness checklists but still need help prioritizing and implementing relevant mitigation actions. This relational game introduces immersive and collaborative role play to show how each player’s action contributes to achieving wildfire resilience. The expected outcome is more neighborhoods implement timely actions in the home ignition zone which accounts for over 80% of wildfire losses.
Who is it for?
This game is for everyone–schools, universities, community colleges, trade certificate programs, libraries, after-school programs, neighborhoods and communities grappling with wildfire and smoke risk each year, community engagement workshops hosted by City Councils, non-profits, insurance companies, utility companies, startups, and Federal, State, Local, and Tribal agency training initiatives and leadership courses. We’re excited to reimagine the future of workforce learning through play.
Just to be sure, do we really need another game?
Yes! We always need more ways to understand risk and resilience trade-offs, and if we can find a way to make it fun, why not? There are currently 6+ fire suppression and evacuation board games out there but nothing that gamifies wildfire risk mitigation and preparedness through collaborative role play. Building on existing national and industry guidance, we are addressing this gap by designing a modular wildfire mitigation and preparedness game that will be relevant to any community in the United States, and beyond.
What’s it based on?
Informed by current industry standards, decades of research findings, and policy recommendations, the game transcends silos, promotes cross-training across disciplines, and fosters a deeper understanding of the trade-offs and collaboration required to protect lives, property, and ecosystems. The game is also based on social science findings, including from Wonder Labs’ Reimagining 2025: Living with Fire Design Challenge (2021-2023) and a wider body of social science research on wildfire resilience.
When will it be available?
September 2025 onwards, the board game was reviewed and piloted in a series of meetings and workshops with wildfire experts of all ages and diverse backgrounds across North America. As of April 2026, the board game is available for schools, universities, and neighborhood associations to engage at community events and learning fairs. Would you like to adapt it to your geographic, cultural, and linguistic context? We’d be delighted to work with you to bring it to your community! Reach out: info@fire-up.net
Who created it?
The game is sponsored by Wonder Labs and developed with inputs from FireUp members, industry expert reviewers, and community partners. FireUp is America's first career platform exclusively dedicated to enabling career and well-being outcomes for diverse fire and forestry professionals.
Players of the game will continue to contribute to future iterations through engagement and feedback! Have you played the game? We’d love to receive feedback! Please submit your feedback and comments here.
Additional Resources
Bringing this game to your school, community, or organization? Download the Facilitator’s Guide here.
Join the Let’s Get Fire Ready Awareness to Action Campaign this summer!
If you’re looking to get engaged in the Action Campaign, access our free Let’s Get Fire Ready course on wildfire resilience fundamentals here.