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2. Objective
Explain the roles, mobilization, and
utilization of Fire Prevention Education
Teams.
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3. Introduction
Change is always constant. Just the
fact that there are more people in the
world each day means that the potential
for careless or accidental wildfire
increases.
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4. Introduction
When you combine this fact with the
number of communities popping up
near the wildlands, the only thing that
will reduce loss are those actions taken
before the fire burns. Fire Prevention
Education Teams offer a new aspect to
this wildfire scenario.
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6. The Story
• Fire Season – 1996, Southwestern
Geographic Area of the US
• Department Of Interior Diagnostic Team
• National Park Service funded first team
activity
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7. • Teams activated across the
geographic area
• Evaluation Panel – Successful effort
• Plan developed to implement National
Program
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8. • 1997 National training programs
began for Team Members and Team
Leaders
• 2002 – NWCG approves multi-year
Implementation Plan
• Wildland Fire Education Working
Team provides oversight
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9. • NWCG Training courses developed
– P-310, Fire Prevention Education Team
Member
– P-410, Fire Prevention Education Team
Leader
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11. Historical Use Patterns
• Activation expectation – 22 Teams
• Activation history - April-November
• 70 percent - July-August
• Activation – 76 percent Forest Service +
BLM, BIA, States, FEMA
• Core team consists of three
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13. • Training complete
– 100+ Team Leaders
– 420+ Team Members, Public Affairs, and
PIO 1 and 2
– Geographic Area Fire Prevention
Coordinators
– FS National Fire Prevention Branch
Director
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15. • Position Codes
– PETL – Fire Prevention Education Team
Leader
– PETM – Fire Prevention Education
Team Member
– PREV – Fire Prevention Specialist
• 310-1, Revised
• FSH 5109.17 Revised
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16. When should
Fire Prevention Education
Teams Be Used?
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17. Severity Conditions
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18. Catastrophic Fire
Events
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19. Multiple Fire Occurrence
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20. Increased Risk Management
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21. Severe Fire Conditions
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22. What Are
Teams Expected To Do?
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23. Public Education
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24. Community Protection-Planning
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25. Campaign Development
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26. Mass Media
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27. Public Awareness
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28. Establishing Cooperatives and
Partnerships
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29. Fire Prevention Education Team
Configuration
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30. The Minimum Mobilization:
• One PETL – Fire Prevention Education
Team Leader
• One PETM – Fire Prevention Education
Team Member
• PIO – Type 1 or 2, or Public Affairs
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31. Additional Positions:
• PETL – Fire Prevention Education Team
Leader – Trainee
• PREV – Fire Prevention Technician
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32. Additional Positions:
• Actual team composition will be
determined by the team leader and
ordering unit on a case-by-case basis, to
be determined by the needs of the
assignment.
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33. FPET Rotation Process
• FEPTs will be on a maximum 14-day
rotation
• FPETs have a 72-hour call status
and will remain in this status for
14 days.
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34. • GACCs with more than one FPET
may decide which team responds to
the National call.
• GACCs should commit all internal
teams before placing requests to
NICC.
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35. • If NICC receives a request, the first
available team in the scheduled
rotation will be ordered.
• The rotation will change on alternate
Tuesdays, at 2400 Mountain time.
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36. Participating Geographic Areas
• Northern Rockies • Pacific Southwest
• Rocky Mountain • Northwest
• Southwest • Southern
• Eastern Great • Eastern
Basin
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37. Demobilization
• Fire Prevention Education Teams
will be released through established
ordering channels
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38. Fire Prevention Education
Teams
“An Ounce of Prevention”
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39. Summary and Review
Lesson Objective
Explain the Roles, Mobilization, and
Utilization of Fire Prevention Education
Teams
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