Eastern Idaho National Fire Prevention Education Team Final Report

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Eastern IdahoNational Fire Prevention Education
TeamFinal Report
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National Fire Prevention Team Organization

• HR Punky McClellan (USFS, retired) Team
  Leader
• Dan Battreall (USFS, retired) Fire Prevention
  Specialist
• Jim Pickering (BLM,CA) Fire Prevention Specialist
• Rainey Marshall (BLM,ID) Fire Prevention
  Specialist Public Affairs

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Support Team

• Dave Howell, Public Affairs
• Faye Christiansen Fire Prevention
• Fred Judd Fire Prevention/Administration
• Rick Belger Fire Management
• Sky Huffaker, Public Affairs
• The Buying Unit
• The Office Staff
• Dispatch Center

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Team Assigned Objectives

• Elevate the fire prevention awareness for the
  area.
• Increase one on one contacts with all visitors.
• Address rural area concerns
• Develop long term materials
• Work with rural fire departments

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Initial Assessment

• Existing Fire Prevention Efforts
• Evaluation of Fire Prevention Media Activities
• Fire Prevention Support
• Initial Attack Capabilities

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Team Action Plan

• Objective 1 Provide for adequate
  organizational functions and communications
• Objective 2 Develop public awareness campaign
  to increase individual contact with homeowners
  and the public
• Objective 3A Provide for internal/external
  communications-coordination

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Team Action Plan

• Objective 3B Increase Fire Prevention skill
  and knowledge for Rural Fire Departments
• Objective 4 Develop a public awareness Arson
  Prevention campaign

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Team Action Plan

• Objective 5 Inform the hunting and sporting
  public of fire safety requirements and
  restrictions
• Other Assignments
• Develop a Hunter Fire Safety program
• Develop a Scouting Fire Safety program
• Complete field reviews of Sun Valley

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External Relations - Rural Areas

• Clark County Commissioners, prepared a fire
  prevention fact sheet, and attended a
  Commissioners board meeting with the U.S. Forest
  Service addressing key fire prevention issues
• GIFF Gateway Interagency Fire Front - Wildland
  Urban Interface project review

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External RelationsIdaho State University

• Dan Battreall, Team Fire Prevention Specialist
  conducted a class to graduate students at Eastern
  Idaho Technical College on Fire Management and
  Rural Fire Departments.

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The Wildland Urban Interface

• Developed a homeowner Survivable Space campaign
• Homeowner CD
• Community Poster
• Homeowner checklist brochure

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Beware PrepareBrochure and Poster
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Wildfire
Beware Prepare
Remember-- Maintain a Survivable Space
Gateway Interagency Fire Front
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Wildfire, Beware Prepare
Introduction
Fire Safe Fundamentals
The Wildfire Problem
Beware - Prepare
The Wildfire Environment
Developing Fire Safe Councils
Community Assessment
Returning Fire to the Land
The Principles of Wildfire Prevention
Beware Prepare Checklist
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Rural Fire Departments

• Homeowner CD
• The Fundamentals of Wildland Fire Prevention for
  Rural Fire Departments
• P-101, Intro. To Wildland Fire Prevention
  Training Program
• Misc. Fire Prevention material
• Homeowner Guides

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Rural Fire Department Coordination

• Develop a program to enhance Rural Fire
  Department skill and knowledge of wildland fire
  prevention.
• Develop a campaign to inform homeowners on fire
  safe practices that can be utilized to the RFDs
  and agency personnel.

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• Fire Clipart
• Fire Prevention Tips
• Idaho Guide for News Media
• Fire Prevention Ad Masters
• Web Sites

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Hunter Public SportingFire Prevention
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Public Education
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Arson Prevention Program

• Continue with F-I-R-E Hotline
• Develop and publish Arson Awareness Tips
• Monitor fire activity daily
• Consideration of public service announcements
• Consider a reward system

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