Fire Adapted Communities to unveil website, ad campaign at Congressional briefing

Join NFPA, the USDA Forest Service and a coalition of leading wildfire agencies as they launch the Fire Adapted Communities initiative:

Date:     June 5, 2012

Place:    Capitol Visitors’ Center,  Washington, D.C.

Time:     12:00 noon

At the event, the coalition will unveil the new website and ad campaign materials, and discuss ways community members can work together to adapt to living with wildfire.

U.S. Senator Mark Udall of Colorado will serve as Congressional Sponsor and honorary host of the event.

The Fire Adapted Communities initiative is sponsored by the USDA Forest Service, the National Fire Protection Association, and a coalition of leading wildfire agencies including:

• Ad Council
• Department of the Interior
• Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
• International Association of Fire Chiefs
• National Association of State Foresters
• National Volunteer Fire Council
• National Wildfire Coordinating Group
• The Nature Conservancy
• United States Fire Administration

More information about Fire Adapted Communities and the Congressional Briefing can be found at www.fireadapted.org or by contacting NFPA’s Washington, D.C. office. 

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Very good article. I am facing some of these issues as well.
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