Interagency Fire Education Initiative

The Department of the Interior recognizes that the orientation of wildland fire education at the public and employee levels has been focused on suppression and fire prevention. There is an increasing need for public, federal wildland agency employees, media and special interest groups to have a broader fundamental knowledge of the role of fire in ecosystems.

To meet that need, the Fire Education Task Force was chartered to oversee the development of a strategic plan and the execution of a broad-reaching, nationwide education program.

The task force includes representatives from the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the USDA Forest Service.

These agencies are dedicated to teaching their employees and the public about the role of wildland fire and its use in resource management practices.

The Fire Ecology package, one element of this initiative, has been developed to help school children better understand the broad spectrum of the role of wildland fire.

If you have questions about these materials, you may direct them to one of the federal resource management agencies in your region or you may contact:

Gary Mullins
Ecology Communications Lab
School of Natural Resources
The Ohio State University
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus Ohio 43210
Telephone: (614) 292-9828
Fax: (614) 292-7432

If you have comments about the content or format of these web-pages or suggestions for their improvement, please contact:

Tina Boehle
National Park Service
National Interagency Fire Center
3833 S. Development Ave.
Boise, ID 83705-5354
Phone: (208) 387-5875

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