- 1992 - Developed and Distributed Two Editions of the "Hotsheet"
- The "Hotsheet" distributed current information
of interest to incident information officers.
- 1992 - Prepared and distributed an "Emergency Information
Contacts Directory"
- A directory which provided telephone access to the public information
officers of five federal wildland agencies and to the state foresters.
1992 - Developed and Submitted Working Team's Charter for NWCG Approval
1992 - Produced "Strategic Communications for Wildland Fire
Management" Video
A comprehensive and effective review of the right and wrong ways for
managers and incident information officers to interact with external audiences
during a crisis.
1993 - Produced “Focus on Wildland Fire Prevention…Profiling
Four Programs that Really Work” video.
A fifteen minute video which highlighted successful efforts in four
communities or agencies to improve fire prevention programs.
1993 - Developed Five Fire Ecology Modules Into the Project Learning
Tree Curriculum.
Designed for use in secondary school classrooms, to teach students
about fire fundamentals.
1993 - Published "Bibliography Of Fire Education Materials".
First edition of a publication designed to highlight what the Team
considered to be the best and most effective educational materials available.
1993 - Completed Identification of Standards and Qualifications for
Two Levels of Fire Information Officers.
The existing I-403 course was broken into two new courses, task books
were developed and a new FIO Handbook was completed.
1994 - Produced “Developing a Successful Wildland Fire Prevention
Program” Video
A basic "how to" introduction, for the creation of a new
fire prevention programs.
1994 - Developed "On the Line of Fire" Pamphlet
Designed to inform the public about what a wildland firefighter does
and how they are equipped.
1994 - Published "Bibliography Of Fire Education Materials"
Second edition of a publication distributed to highlight the best fire
prevention and education materials currently available.
1996 - Phase 1, Fire Prevention Education Training Initiative:
This project resulted in three wildland fire prevention guides and
job aids which were designed to provide field fire prevention personnel
with information and guidance, titled:
- "Wildfire Prevention Marketing Guide"
- "Wildfire Prevention Event Management Guide"
- "Wildfire Prevention Conducting School Programs Guide"
1996 - Created "Forest Fire Ecology Resource" Packets
200 informational packets of fire education materials were distributed
to key environmental and forestry education professionals, at a Project
Learning Tree annual conference.
1996 - Sponsored Full-day “Fire Ecology and Management”
Field Trip
Conducted for 80 professional educators, from the Project Learning
Tree network.
1996 - Created “The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology”
Curriculum
Produced in cooperation with Project Learning Tree. A new secondary
school curriculum, distributed to over 8,000 teachers.
1996 - Developed “One Step Beyond” Video
This video was designed to educate viewers about the ignition management
planning and analysis process.
1997 - Published "Bibliography Of Fire Education Materials"
Third edition of a publication designed to highlight the best fire
prevention and education materials currently available.
1997 - Produced Series of Video New Releases
Broadcast quality video footage and sample press releases that could
be easily tailored to local situations. Available in either Beta or 3/4
inch size. Provided raw video footage, known in the film industry as "B-Roll".
Titles distributed were:
- Arson
- Debris Burning (Northeast and Pacific Northwest version)
- Recreational Activities (Northern and Southwest regional version)
- Wildland-Urban Interface
1997 - Revised Training Course P-101, Introduction to Wildland Fire
Prevention
1997 - Revised Training Course P-301, Wildland Fire Prevention Analysis
and Planning
1997 - Developed Standard Set of Messages Related to Fire's Role and
Use
This project was assigned by NWCG and resulted from the Federal Fire
Policy. Created a set of consistent fire role and use messages, for use
by decision makers and the public.
1997 - National Survey of Prevention, Education and Communication Needs
Conducted by the University of Idaho to identify needed products and
projects.
1998 - Revised Training Course S-203, Introduction To Incident Information
1998 - Phase 2, Fire Prevention Education Training Initiative:
This project resulted in three wildland fire prevention guides and
job aids which were designed to provide field fire prevention personnel
with information and guidance, titled:
- "Wildfire Prevention and the Media"
- "Wildfire Prevention Strategies"
- "Wildfire Prevention Patrol Guide"
1998 - Conducted Interagency Satellite Teleconference
Conducted on April 8, 1998, this national teleconference featured several
wildland fire agency heads communicating the importance of adherence to
the Federal Fire Policy, to their employees.
1998 - Developed Training Course P-301, Wildland Fire Prevention Analysis
and Planning
1998 - Developed Training Course S-403, Advanced Incident Information
1999 - Phase 3, Fire Prevention Education Training Initiative:
This project resulted in four wildland fire prevention guides and job
aids which were designed to provide field fire prevention personnel with
information and guidance, titled:
- "Recreation Area Fire Prevention"
- "Fire Communication and Education"
- "Fire Education Exhibits and Displays"
- "Industrial Operations Fire Prevention Guide"
1999 - Produced "Electronic Bibliography Of Fire Education
Materials"
Fourth edition of a publication designed to highlight the best fire
prevention and education materials currently available. Distributed in
an electronic medium for the first time.
2000 - Wildland Arson Reduction Demonstration Program
A multi-year project, started in 1994, to fund pilot projects designed
to foster new and innovative solutions to address the problem of wildland
arson. Funded projects included:
- A regional education program, designed to provide multi-agency
training in fields of expertise related to wildland fire investigation,
in the Pacific Northwest.
- Local and statewide educational programs, to make the general public
and business owners more aware of the wildland arson problem and how
they can help to reduce it, in Maine, New Jersey, Utah, and Texas.
- Tested the use of infrared trail monitors and remote cameras as
a tool to enhance wildland arson investigation abilities in remote
locations and at night, in Pennsylvania.
- Purchase of supplies and investigative materials, in Tennessee.
- A program to provide disposable cameras to local residents and
others in areas of high wildland arson incidence, in Oregon.
- Creation and implementation of a system to screen prospective members
of volunteer fire departments, for illegal fire setting tendencies,
in the southeastern states.
2001 - Produced "Communicator's Guide to Wildland Fire"
This publication provides comprehensive reference information about
wildland fire, for educators and communicators, and is available in written
form, on CD and is downloadable through the NIFC website.
2001 - Electronic Bibliography
Fifth edition of a publication originally titled "Bibliography
Of Fire Education Materials". It contains a series of links
to useful fire prevention and education source materials, which is indexed
several ways, to facilitate searching.
2002 - "Wildland Fire in the U.S." Brochure
Designed to increase public awareness about fire and its role in ecosystems.
2002 - Educational Messaging Project
Working through Lifetime Learning Systems, a four page insert titled
"Living with Wildland Fires" was included with an edition
of Weekly Reader magazine.
2002 - National Fire Prevention and Education Team Three Year Strategy
At the request of NWCG, a proposed five year strategy, for improvement
and coordinated management of the National Fire Prevention and Education
Team program, was redrafted and condensed into a three year strategy.
2002 - Assumed Responsibility For Coordination of the National Fire
Prevention and Education Team Program
At the direction of NWCG initiated implementation of a three year strategy
to improve and coordinate the program, beginning with the hiring of a
national coordinator.
2002 - Completed a WFEWT PowerPoint Presentation
Completed a presentation to be used to familiarize audiences with the
mission, organization and work of the Team.
2002 - Completed WFEWT Strategic Plan
2003 - Assisted With Revision to the "Glossary of Wildland
Fire Terminology"
Provided recommendations concerning fire prevention related terms,
to be included in the next edition of this publication.
2004 - National Fire Messaging Project
Developed a set of national messages for use by agency personnel to communicate
about wildland fire.
2004 - “Wildland Fire in the United States" Brochure
Designed to increase public awareness about fire and its role in ecosystems.
2005 - Phase 4, Fire Prevention Education Training Initiative:
This project resulted in a wildland fire prevention guide designed to
provide field fire prevention personnel with information and guidance,
titled: “Sign and Poster Guide”
2005 - Fire Messaging Materials CD
Developed a CD containing materials which can be used by agency personnel
to assist them communicate with the public about wildland fire issues
2005 - Fire Management Today Article
Submitted an article to Fire Management Today titled “Building
Public Understanding and Support of Fire Management.”
2005 - People, Land and Water Article
Submitted an article to People, Land and Water titled "Wildland Fire: A
Natural Process".
2005 - Communications Planning Guide
Developed "Best Practices:
Communications Planning," a collection of planning concepts and a quick
"how to" guide on preparing an effective communication plan.
2005 - Updates and Highlights from the "Communicator's Guide to Wildland Fire"
Distributed
a "Did You Know?" briefing sheet which highlighted items in the Communicator's
Guide, the NWCG standard messages on wildland fire, and future Working Team
products.
2005 - National Fire Prevention and Education Teams
Neared completion of a multi-year project, started in 2003, to implement a NWCG approved strategy
designed to integrate the training, use and dispatch of National Fire Prevention
and Education Teams into the national mobilization and deployment system.
Note: Name changed in May 1997, from Prevention, Education and Communication
Working Team to Wildland Fire Education Working Team. |
