Communications Guide

The Firewise Communities Communications Guide is a guide to the communication materials, protocols, and guides produced by the Wildland/Urban Interface Working Team and national Firewise Communities program. Also included are resources provided by the Wildland Fire Education Working Team regarding the role of wildland fire.

The purpose of this guide is to provide a comprehensive communications resource for those who communicate with communities and individuals about fire in the wildland/urban interface. This guide is intended to be shared throughout wildland fire agencies, partners, volunteer fire departments, and others who may need tools to communicate the Firewise message.

Overview
Overview
Introduction - Table of Contents
Who's Who Contact List

Messages
Consistent messaging is critical to communicating effectively with the public. The Messaging section includes approved messages of the NWCG Wildland/Urban Interface Working Team regarding the Firewise Communities program and the NWCG Wildland Fire Education Working Team regarding the role of wildland fire.
WUIWT/Firewise Messages
WFEWT Messages

Firewise Communications Materials
This section includes a range of new materials to assist in communicating the Firewise message. The first document provides suggestions for using the materials.
Guide to Materials
Fact Sheets and Program Updates
Newspaper Insert
Firewise Checklists
NAPS newspaper articles

Presentations
Firewise Presentation "Firewise Communities: Where We Live. How We Live."
Role of Fire Presentation:"Wildland Fire: A Natural Process"
Role of Fire - Optional Inserts for "Wildland Fire: A Natural Process"

Additional PDFs
This section provides PDFs of other Firewise and wildland fire information that may be of interest, such as Firewise brochures, bookmark, wildland fire fact sheet, hazard assessment, and article reprints.

Community Guides
Included here is a guide to planning a local workshop. A media relations guide also is available by contacting the media relations team indicated on the contact sheet in the overview section.