Requirement
9. Taking action. Do ONE
Required Often forgotten
The badge states the choice: a readiness plan, a forestry official, a Firewise assessment and project, a prevention message, or fire weather.
Notes and warnings
Warning. Every route here needs a place or a person, so choose early. 9(b), 9(d) and 9(e) each need a meeting with a professional; 9(a) needs a wildland area you know; 9(c) needs a building in the wildland-urban interface and is three pieces of work, an assessment, a counselor-approved project and a written report.
What this is made of
- 9(a). Write a fire readiness plan for a wildland area you know
- 9(b). Visit a state or federal forestry official or your fire warden
- 9(c). A Firewise assessment, a counselor-approved project, and a report
- 9(d). Meet a fire prevention specialist, then make a prevention message
- 9(e). Meet a meteorologist about fire weather
Where this step comes from
- Wildland Fire Management Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-07-22), Requirement 9 · States "Do ONE of the following".