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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. |
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