10/24/2020 Regional Fire Prevention Team Activated

 

 Press Release

Media Contact: Stephanie Cooke

Phone number: 970-290-0031

Email: region2fireprevention2020@gmail.com

October 25, 2020, Lakewood, Colorado - Extreme drought, active wildfires, and the extended outlook for lingering fire conditions have public land managers utilizing every tool in their toolbox. Inter-agency fire officials recently activated a Fire Prevention Education Team of nine subject matter experts to help raise public awareness of current and expected fire conditions, the occurrence and risk of unwanted human-caused fires, and the locations and impacts of public land fire restrictions and closures. The Team will remind people of their critical role in keeping our communities and public lands free of unwanted human-caused wildfires by taking simple precautions.

The Team consists of Public Information Officers, Fire Prevention Education Specialists and a Graphic Artist – all working from remote offices in Colorado, Oregon, Kentucky, and Texas. During their assignment, the Team will design educational fire prevention and public land stewardship materials for use with traditional media, social media, and other public awareness outreach methods.

Brian Achziger, BLM Colorado State Fire Management Officer said, “We are experiencing an unprecedented amount of fires in Colorado this year. Normally we do not see so many large fires this late in the year, and this is due to the unseasonably warm and dry weather, along with a lack of moisture over the summer. These factors have been keeping our wildland fuels dry and available to burn very actively. A Fire Prevention Team has been brought into the area to work with fire suppression and incident management resources. This Fire Prevention Team will give people the tools and information they need to stay safe.”

For Fire Prevention Education information please visit the Rocky Mountain Fire Prevention Blog at RMPrevention.blogspot.com

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