The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Firewise Communities/USA® Recognition Program is honoring 34 official Firewise communities from 17 states as they each celebrate a 10-year anniversary of continued participation and successes in reducing wildfire risks. The communities were nationally recognized in 2004, and were among the earliest adopters of the Firewise Communities/USA process. The Firewise Communities/USA Recognition Program, launched in 2002, was born out of the Firewise Communities Program to give communities the opportunity to work together toward wildland fire preparedness to save lives, property and natural resources. NFPA’s Firewise Communities Program was developed in the 1980s in response to severe property losses from brush, grass and forest fires across the country. The following communities are celebrating their 10-year anniversaries of active participation as Firewise Communities/USA sites:
- 亚利桑那州森林高地
- Summerhaven, Arizona
- Cherry Hill, Arkansas
- Hartman, Arkansas
- 亨特,阿肯色州
- Inspiration Point, Arkansas
- Norphlet, Arkansas
- 斯特里克勒,阿肯色州
- Windcliff, Colorado
- 赛普拉斯诺尔,佛罗里达
- 佛罗里达州先驱种植园
- RiverCamps on Crooked Creek, Florida
- Randall Creek Farms, Georgia
- Kohala By The Sea, Hawaii
- 爱达荷州约翰尼溪(Johnny Creek)细分
- 新泽西州哈德威克镇
- Fall River Estates, Oregon
- 宾夕法尼亚州山核桃跑土地与房主协会
- 宾夕法尼亚州的咆哮溪森林保护区
- Savannah Lakes Village, South Carolina
- 铅,南达科他州
- 德克萨斯州鹰登陆
- 鹰的翅膀静修中心,德克萨斯州
- 德克萨斯州草地山
- 德克萨斯州萨德勒里奇
- Solana Ranch, Texas
- 犹他州城堡谷
- 华盛顿阿拉斯加广场
- 华盛顿的牛点庄园
- Mitchell Point, Washington
- 华盛顿罗氏港
- 华盛顿突然的山谷
- Coolfont Mountainside Association, West Virginia
- Crystal Lake Club, Wisconsin
NFPA的Wildland Fire Operations经理Dave Nuss表示:“我们为这些社区感到自豪,这些社区是最早认识到集体行动以防止野火损害并为此做些事情的积极影响的人。”“从宾夕法尼亚州到德克萨斯州,华盛顿到佛罗里达州的整个美国社区,都是这个非凡社区的一部分,他们的早期采用鞭打原则有助于挽救生命,财产和自然资源。”这些开创性社区努力的一些例子包括:
- 新泽西州的Hardwick Township是野生/城市界面的一个乡村小镇,在鞭打之前,在20年中看到了几个大型野火。社区成员与邻近的消防部门一起致力于改善紧急情况,同时举办年度缓解日。
- 华盛顿突然的山谷, overlooks the shores of Lake Whatcom, and possesses a network of community-maintained roads that can be steep, narrow and winding in an area with thick forests and dense brush. They established their Firewise Committee in 2004, and have held annual community clean-up weekends and conducted strategic mitigation efforts.
- 阿肯色州的哈特曼(Hartman)是位于奥扎克山脉(Ozark Mountains)和瓦希塔山脉(Ouachita Mountains)之间的一个小城市。在2003年组织了鞭打委员会之后,该社区已完成年度缓解项目,包括清理废弃和商业物业,向附近构成火灾风险。
NFPA的Firewise社区计划经理Michele Steinberg说:“我们感谢这些早期采用者在野火安全方面领先,并在过去的十年中坚持不懈地进行鞭打活动。”“他们敬业的火灾和安全专业人员以及积极进取的居民确实有助于最大程度地减少野火的危险因素,而他们的辛勤工作肯定已经得到了回报。”每个社区将获得一个特别的奖励项目,以纪念他们对社区野火安全的长期承诺。NFPA的宣布是在2013年野火季节开始的,专家预测,对于全国各地的消防员和公民来说,这将继续具有挑战性。有关Firewise社区/美国认可计划的更多信息以及官方Firewise社区/美国网站的完整列表,可以在Firewise网站上找到。




















