People living in forested landscapes around the world have been affected by recent fires with millions of acres burned, thousands of homes and structures damaged, and hundreds of lives lost. How people and communities prepare for and respond to fire is greatly influenced by trust between local residents and the agencies and staff responsible for managing fire and reducing fire risk. There is considerable literature on trust and natural resource management but few of those studies are based on the perspectives of the practitioners themselves, and very few attempt to make international comparisons. The current project was designed to meet two primary goals: 1) examine practitioners' perspectives on trust, how it develops, and actions that can foster trust between community members and resource agencies; and 2) develop a planning guide for practitioners and agencies that addresses trust in fire-prone communities. To accomplish these goals workshops were conducted with practitioners in the U.S., Australia, and Canada. Research team members from all three countries attended each of the workshops during which the participants discussed an initial draft planning guide on trust which had been provided to them in advance of the meetings. The initial draft guide had previously been developed by the research team based on literature and prior research experiences. Detailed notes from the workshops were used to examine practitioners' perspectives on trust, and the draft planning guide was revised based on their extensive feedback. The completed version addresses the relevance of trust in fire management and operations, actions for achieving outcomes that build trust, fire management and trust-building examples, and assessment tools. As such, the final trust planning guide represents a collaborative effort by researchers and practitioners from all three countries.