The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) today announced its first Wildfire Preparedness Day of Service to be piloted in Colorado on Saturday, May 4, 2013.
服务日与美国红十字会，科罗拉多州森林服务局，科罗拉多州安全和紧急管理部门，ReadyColorado和落基山保险信息协会协调。该活动与国际荒地大火协会的全球野火宣传周相吻合，并为科罗拉多州居民提供了一个独特的机会，可以参与其中，并采取行动，以应对全州野外火灾的威胁。Last year, the U.S. experienced one of the worst wildfire years on record, topping nine million acres burned according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), and Colorado experienced more than 300 fires that included last summer’s Waldo Canyon Fire, which destroyed 345 homes and forced the evacuation of over 30,000 residents.
During this Day of Service, Colorado residents are encouraged to participate in wildfire mitigation projects including a chipping day, public awareness events, brush clean up and more. A list of project ideas is available at Firewise.org/dayofservice. Projects range from a short time commitment up to an entire day and can be undertaken by individuals or groups. Each one was designed to bring residents together to take action and reduce their risk of wildfire damage to their homes, neighborhoods and communities. Residents of all ages are invited to join in the effort with a special emphasis placed on teens who have the potential to receive community service credit hours for their efforts.
在一些地区,有组织的团体项目可能是艾娃ilable to join. For more information on these groups, visit the Firewise Facebook page. Participants are encouraged to post their own project ideas and plans on the page as they become available. Community projects in nearby areas can also be viewed on an interactive project map that will be available as local projects are developed.
对于通过Firewise Communities/USA认可计划正式认可的科罗拉多州社区，参加服务日可以计入其2013年的“ Firewise Day”活动。有关识别计划的更多信息，请访问网站在线找到。
NFPA’s Wildland Fire Operations Division provides information and resources through the Firewise® Communities Program and Fire Adapted Communities® initiative (both co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service), education, training, conferences, workshops and courses to community residents to help them reduce their risk of wildfire damage to homes and property
Learn more about the Colorado Wildfire Preparedness Day of Service at Firewise.org/dayofservice or visit the Firewise Facebook page.
