I. Overview
The FIREWISE Communities Communications Guide is a comprehensive
guide to the communication materials, protocols, and
guides that the Wildland/Urban Interface Working Team
and national FIREWISE Communities program have produced.
The overview section provides additional detail on the
need for consistent communication as well as contact
information for the national FIREWISE Communities team.
II. Messaging
Consistent messaging is critical
to communicating effectively with the public. The Messaging
section includes approved messages of the Wildland/Urban
Interface Working Team regarding the FIREWISE Communities
program and the Wildland Fire Education Working Team
regarding the role of wildland fire.
A. WUIWT Messages
B. WFEWT Messages
III. FIREWISE Communication
Materials
This section includes a range
of new materials to assist in communicating the FIREWISE
message. The first document provides suggestions for
using the materials.
A. Guide to Materials
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B. Fact Sheets
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C. Newspaper Insert
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D. Community Presentation
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E. FIREWISE Checklists
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F. NAPS newspaper articles
IV. Additional PDFs
This section provides PDFs of
other FIREWISE and wildland fire information that may
be of interest, such as FIREWISE brochures, bookmark,
wildland fire fact sheet, hazard assessment, and article
reprints.
V. Community Guides
Included here is a guide to planning
a local workshop. A media relations guide also is available
by contacting the media relations team indicated on
the contact sheet in the overview section.
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VI. Internal Documents
This section links to
documents for internal use only.
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