Free-form: Fire Preparedness #01

Firefighters assemble Saturday, July 12, to work the more than 70 fires burning in Jackson and Josephine counties. Oregon Department of Forestry photo
August 12, 2025

Bonus word puzzle that appeared in the special August print edition.
For preparedness links and solution, see Explanations section below.
Recent article: What’s Your Plan?

Solve in Browser: an interactive puzzle appears below (see File: Help for how to use).
A larger screen can provide a better solving experience compared to a phone or mini tablet.
For a larger view, or if the puzzle is not visible, open puzzle in a new window.

Print: download .pdf files: puzzle, solution.
Paper copies may be available at Jackson County Library branches.

About: general Q&A about crosswords in Ashland.news.
All Crosswords: Ashland.news > Culture > Crossword.
Contact: crosswordeditor@ashland.news

Explanations of selected entries, theme, clues, etc.: (spoilers)

1A. BE READY; BE SET; GO NOW! Evacuation levels; Levels 1-3 overview
7A. JACKSON ALERTS
9A. WRAP (Wildfire Risk Assessment Program)
11A. HUMAN
12A. DEFENSIBLE space
13A. TALENT
14A. GAP
16A. LIT
17A. RED Flag Warning; Level 3 (Go Now) summary
18A. COMBUSTIBLE
20A. NOAA (Nat. Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin.)
24A. GREEN; Level 1 (Be Ready) summary
25A. ASHLAND
29A. CREW
30A. EMER (emergency)
32A. COMMUNICATION
33A. EMBER
34A. ALMEDA
2D. EVACUATION: Wikipedia; Ashland zones (=10); Jackson County zones; checklist
3D. ARSON
4D. BLAZE
5D. ERR
6D. GAS
8D. TEST
9D. WILDLAND-Urban Interface
10D. PETS
14D. GO BAG: Rogue Valley Emer. Mgmt.; Wikipedia
15D. PREVENTION
19D. URBAN
21D. AQI (Air Quality Index): purpleair.com; airnow.gov
22D. SAFETY
23D. PHOENIX
26D. YELLOW; Level 2 (Be Set) summary
27D. FLAME
28D. RESCUE
29D. CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
31D. SMOKE

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