Hi FACNM Members,
The month of February, and into the early spring, is a great time to make some incremental progress on wildfire preparedness BEFORE wildfire season. We're still at the big picture here. Taking simple steps like increasing your knowledge and awareness and making a plan for your family, animals, structure, and property are a great way to get started on the right foot.
This week’s Wildfire Wednesday includes:
CWPP 2.0: The Next Generation of Community Wildfire Protection Plans
A toolkit for talking to kids about wildfire
Best,
Gabe
CWPP 2.0: The Next Generation of Community Wildfire Protection Plans
For a crash course on CWPPs, see last week’s blog post.
CWPPs have become a key tool for communities seeking to plan for wildfire. However, as time has passed, communities across the country have wrestled with implementation, plan updates, effective communication, engagement strategies and more. In May of 2020, FAC Net convened participants across the country in a CWPP-focused learning group to help connect practitioners to each other and current research. Known as CWPP 2.0, this learning group met monthly from May until December 2020.
For a summary of the themes and takeaways from the CWPP 2.0 learning group, click here.
Talking to your Kids about Wildfire
To help prepare for wildfire while we are indoors due to winter temperatures and covid-19 social distancing guidelines, the Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities created an excellent series of weekly tips.
Preparing for wildfire is a crucial part of living in New Mexico. Given the importance of planning for the whole family, children should not be left out of preparedness conversations. While your kids are home, you can use this time to talk about wildfire science and introduce fun, fire-related curriculum.
General Tips
Start the conversation with a video or activity to get your child's attention.
Ask your child what they already know about wildfire.
Be prepared to repeat information; wildfire can be difficult to understand.
To read the full blog post, complete with videos and activities, click here.