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Stay With Your Burn Pile

Stay With Your Burn Pile. Check with your fire department for burning regulations. Avoid burning on dry, windy days, when a fire can easily get out of control. Be prepared. Keep water, a fire extinguisher, and a shovel nearby. Never leave your burn pile. Stay until it is completely out.

You can change the tips to reflect local conditions. 

 

Filename
burnpilebarn8x11_1.zip
Contact
gbhensley@yahoo.com
Agency
US Forest Service
Size
8.5x11
Thumbnail
Stay with your burn pile. Figure with shovel standing next to a burn pile.
Cause
Debris Burning
Language
English
Product
Flyer
Software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Target Audience
Farmers
Year
2018

Report Suspicious Fires

You will need to delete the forest name and info and replace it with your own.

Report Suspicious Fires. If you see or learn of someone deliberately setting a fire, call 911 and note the following:

  • Vehicle description and license number.
  • Location or GPS coordinates
  • Description of suspect
  • Investigations will be completed under the same guidelines as any law enforcement investigation
Filename
arsoncallOR_0.zip
Contact
gbhensley@yahoo.com
Agency
US Forest Service
Size
11x8.5
Thumbnail
Report suspicious fires, with man holding a cell phone in front of a fire,
Cause
Arson
Language
English
Product
Flyer
Software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Target Audience
Residents
Year
2018

Cool Your Coals; Drown, Stir and Feel

Cool Your Coals; Drown, Stir and Feel to make sure your fire is dead out; campfire tips. USDA identity strip across the top; San Juan National Forest and Forest Service shield at bottom.

Filename
coolcoalsB_1.zip
Contact
gbhensley@yahoo.com
Agency
US Forest Service
Size
8.5x11
Geographic Area
Rocky Mountain
Thumbnail
Cool Your Coals; Drown, Stir and Feel to make sure your fire is dead out
Cause
Campfire
Language
English
Product
Flyer
Software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Target Audience
developed and dispersed
Year
2018

Know Before You Go: Campfire Restrictions

Describes campfire restrictions on the San Juan National Forest. Campfires are allowed in Forest Service manufactured fire rings and grills at developed campgrounds and picnic areas, plus tips on campfire alternatives.

Filename
SJNF_BLMsaferways_1.zip
Contact
gbhensley@yahoo.com
Agency
US Forest Service
Size
8.5x11
Geographic Area
Rocky Mountain
Thumbnail
Know before you go campfire graphic and campfire alternative examples, Forest portal sign, Forest Service shield
Cause
Campfire
Language
English
Product
Flyer
Software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Target Audience
developed and dispersed
Topic Areas
Fire Restrictions/Closures
Year
2018

Know Before You Go: Gathering Firewood for Personal Use

Know Before You Go: Gathering Firewood for Personal Use; get a map and permit; check the weather, be ready to put out a fire; obey fire restrictions

Filename
knowgofirewood.zip
Contact
gbhensley@yahoo.com
Agency
US Forest Service
Size
8.5x11
Geographic Area
Rocky Mountain
Thumbnail
Green recatngle box across the top, with reversed USDA logo. Know before you go graphic with chainsaw and firewood, Before you go reversed box, get a permit and a map graphic, check the weather with sun, thermometer and wind graphic, be ready to put out your fire with extinguisher and shovel, stage one fire restrictions, spark arrestor with green check, fire extinguisger with green check, figure with shovel and green check, US Forest Service shield, red bar at bottom with San Juan NF fire restiction link
Cause
Chainsaws
Language
English
Product
Flyer
Software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Target Audience
Woodcutters
Topic Areas
Fire Restrictions/Closures
Year
2018

Quick Tips for Preventing Wildfire Property Damage and Ready, Set, Go Tips

This is a 3-up Ready-Set-Go rack card printed front and back on 8.5x11, then trimmed along grey lines to create 3 rack cards or inserts. Side one has tips on preparing your home, divided into what you can do in 10 minutes, and hour and a day. Read-Set-Go side has evacuation tips. San Juan and Pike National Forest.

Filename
time3uprackcard.zip
Contact
gbhensley@yahoo.com
Agency
US Forest Service
Size
11x8.5, trims to 3.67x8.5
Geographic Area
Rocky Mountain
Thumbnail
Quick Tips for preventing wildfire property damage
Campaign
Ready, Set, Go
Language
English
Product
Rack Card
Software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Target Audience
Residents
Topic Areas
Defensible Space
Year
2018
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NWCG Latest Announcements

Updated NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: IFUASS Qualification and Curriculum Board (IFUASS) 

The 2024 revision of the NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515 is now available. PMS 515 standardizes the processes and procedures for interagency use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including pilot inspections and approvals. This publication is now available as a PDF for easy use offline.

References:

NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Memorandum 24-003: Removal of Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) Incident Position Qualification Pathways

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: Aitor Bidaburu 

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide NWCG direction for removal of the Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) incident position qualification pathways to transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM). Responders may continue to utilize available NWCG pathways to attain Type 1 C&G qualifications until December 31, 2024.

References:

Memorandum 24-003

CIM Story Map

2024 Professional Reading Program

Date: April 26, 2024
Contact: Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program (WFLDP) 

The Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program is announcing the 2024 Professional Reading list! The intent of the Professional Reading Program is to promote the reading and discussion of these books throughout the year. Discussion guides are provided and the corresponding Wildland Fire Leadership Levels have been identified.

The five books chosen for this year are: Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean, The Wisdom of the Bullfrog by William H. McRaven, The Art of Clear Thinking by Hasard Lee, Emotional Agility by Susan David, and Writing to Persuade by Trish Hall.

References:

Professional Reading Program

Wildland Fire Leadership Levels

NWCG Training Catalog now on Wildland Fire Learning Portal

Date: April 25, 2023
Contact: NWCG Training  

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) has migrated the training catalog from the NWCG website to the Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP) as part of our ongoing efforts to streamline processes and improve efficiency. To facilitate this transition, the training catalog remains available on www.nwcg.gov through April 2024.

Starting May 2024, the training catalog will no longer be accessible on www.nwcg.gov. However, you can still access the complete training catalog by logging in as a guest to the WFLP.

References:

Wildland Fire Learning Portal