Where does Firewise Communities/USA® fit?

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01/10/2013

After a year of travelling around the country discussing and promoting the Firewise Communities/USA® recognition program, I have often had to answer the following question: ‘Where does the Firewise Communities/USA program fit in the grand scheme of things?’

After thinking about this question for some time I decided to create a simple diagram that would help provide some context and enhance my response when trying to explain the Firewise Communities/USA® recognition program to the audience that I serve.

Read Hylton Hayne's entire post on the Fire Break blog.

Posted by Mike Hazell on 01/10/2013 at 07:40 AM in Wildland fires | Permalink

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