Learning
about wildland fire |
| FEMA
for Kids: Wildfires These pages include information for kids on how to prepare for both building and wildland fires. There is also a page on prescribed fires, an activity called "Disaster Math" for calculating numbers of acres burned and the number of firefighters on a fire, and an online-coloring book called "Urwin and Wufi's Adventure with Wildfire." |
| Fire
in Florida's Ecosystems A fire ecology instructional package for Florida educators, student activities, and training opportunities. |
| Fireworks
A trunk of educational materials and curricula for hands-on learning about wildland fire, featuring ponderosa, lodgepole, and whitebark pine forests. |
| Global
Fire Monitoring This site contains a wealth of information about the science of monitoring wildland fires and their effects on the environment around the world. |
| Life
After a Fire How wildfires affect plants and animals on the Lolo National Forest |
| Living
with Fire An educational game that puts you in the place of a fire manager, based on research and tools developed for real-world fire management. Recommended for ages 10 and up. |
| National
Symbols Catalog The Symbols Center or Excellence source for Smokey Bear, Fire Education, and Woodsy Owl products. Includes on-line ordering for fire prevention and education activities and other products. |
| Natural
Inquirer The Natural Inquirer is a science education resource journal to be used with learners from grade 5 and older. The Natural Inquirer contains natural resource research articles conducted by USDA Forest Service scientists. |
| NWCG
Bibliography of Wildland Fire Web Sites A comprehensive list of wildland fire web sites compiled by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's Wildland Fire Education Working Team |
NWPD
- National database of state and local wildfire hazard mitigation
programs The national database of state and local wildfire hazard mitigation programs serves as a clearinghouse of information about nonfederal policies and programs that seek to reduce the risk of loss of life and property through the reduction of hazardous fuels on private lands. |
| Smokey
Says The official Smokey Bear site with lots of fun information and activities from Smokey and his friends. |
| Wildfire
as Nature PROJECT F.I.R.E. - BLM-Winnemucca's co-op effort with local schools |
| Wildfire
Primer Basic wildland fire information from South Carolina |
| Wildland
Fire in Yellowstone The official Yellowstone National Park Web site is packed with facts on fire weather and monitoring, fire effects and ecology, and lots more! |
| Woods
on Fire A fire Web site for kids. The Why Files, created by the National Institute for Science Education and the National Science Foundation, is funded by the Graduate School, University of Wisconsin-Madison. |