About Us

This website was developed by interagency partners to provide a "one-stop" fire education resource for wildland fire communicators. We are dedicated to providing a widely accessible source of information that promotes the improvement of wildland and watershed health and sustainability in the Rocky Mountain Area, which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. We include, among wildfire communicators, all those involved in educating and informing the public about wildfire among whom are:

• Wildland fire educators and prevention officers
• Public affairs/information officers
• Wildland fire management professionals
• Community activists
• Homeowner groups
• The media

The wildland fire communications group came together early in the 2002 wildfire season to facilitate interagency collaboration in fire information, prevention and communication efforts during the developing fire emergency and to engage the public in prevention efforts. The need to provide support to wildland fire communicators – both information about fires and best methods for teaching and communicating with the public – quickly became apparent. The initial website, then housed with the Bureau of Land Management, was redeveloped by the Colorado State Forest Service with the help of the partners to become this site.