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Sheep Fire 2010. Issues. Firefighter and public safety Sheep Creek watershed Powerline corridor to Cedar Grove Cedar Grove infrastructure Impact on visitors and employees Both historic and pre-historic cultural sites Interagency jurisdictions Inaccessibility - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Sheep Fire 2010
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Issues• Firefighter and public safety• Sheep Creek watershed• Powerline corridor to Cedar Grove• Cedar Grove infrastructure• Impact on visitors and employees• Both historic and pre-historic cultural sites• Interagency jurisdictions• Inaccessibility• Restoring fire upon the landscape• Wilderness values and requirements• Potential for large fire growth • Public information and education• Costs• Air Quality, potential for significant impacts
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Communicating About Smoke
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Biological Physical
Social
Political
Ecosystem Management
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It’s an Opportunity
The public is more likely to support a fire program when they understand the benefits
for them and their community.
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Understanding and Caring Agency Objectives
• Reduce fuels and the risk of catastrophic fire
• Reestablish or maintain biodiversity and healthy ecosystems
Why Should Public Care?• Protect local communities• Preserve recreational
opportunities• Maintain a vista • Save a certain species
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• Integrate smoke messages with other information
• Establish realistic expectations
• Help reduce impacts
• Develop tolerance
• Develop credibility / trust
Communicating about Smoke
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The Sheep Fire 2010•Started by lightning 07/16• 9,020 acres, 3125 on park, 5,895 on forest (Sequoia). •Treated key fuels problem in Cedar Grove, on forest•Ideal year to complete this fire•Multiple actions taken to slow, stop fire spread to west. Reason: SMOKE!
August 23
Sheep Fire August 9
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Telling the Story
•Campfire Programs•Talking to Visitors along the road•Roving the Campgrounds•The Fire Place•Working with Employees
• Alternative work schedules
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Key Contacts• Air regulatory agencies
• Internal employees
• Sensitive downwind receptors – Individuals, businesses, facilities, parks,
recreation areas, day care centers, nursing homes
• Media outlets
• Public safety and transportation agencies
• Health agencies
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Communication Methods
Pre- & Post-Project mailings
Open houses / public meetings
News releases
Call smoke sensitive people
Outreach to media
Email updates
Interpretive tours or roving
Create / Update a website
Social Media
Create a trail guide for a burned area
Information at road closures
Publications
Bulletin boards where smoke is visible
Booths at special events
Success Stories
Visitor Center exhibits
Classroom activities
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Interpretive Tours or Roving
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Bulletin
Boards
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Road Closures or Delays
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Web ResourcesInciweb: http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2059/Fire NewsSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks webpages
Home page alert: http://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm
Fire in the Parks, Current Fire Information http://www.nps.gov/seki/naturescience/current-fires.htmSequoiaKingsNPS Twitter acct, Facebook AccountSWFRS, webcams, smoke data: http://sierrafire.cr.usgs.gov/swfrs/MODIS:http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/index.php?subset=AERONET_FresnoAir District webpages: www.airquality.org/smokeimpact/
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Outreach to Air Districts
• Relationship with the Air District is on-going, not just before a fire
• Regular dialogue helps us understand their needs and them to understand ours.
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Implementing Contingencies
• Issuing health advisories– Staffing “hotlines”– Explain monitoring
equipment
• Relocating smoke-sensitive people
• Changing project tactics– Terminating, Accelerating,
Delaying
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If Facebook existed in the past…
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E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A
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Handling Complaints
• Document complaints
• Distinguish between requests for information and actual complaints
• Pass information to necessary people