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Ready, Set, Go: Behavioral Change and Those Who Make It Happen

For the Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS)—a Ready, Set, Go! (RSG) partner and a prominent force behind the effort to create behavioral change—part of behavioral change comes with understanding the term wildland fire. It's typically associated with wildland/urban interface (WUI) areas of moderate to heavy forest ... read more
Ready, Set, Go: Continued Community Efforts

The IAFC's Ready, Set, Go! (RSG!) Program successfully continues to help fire departments educate residents about wildland-fire risk and what they can do to potentially reduce property damage and improve personal safety as well as the safety of emergency responders. ... read more
Safety in the Wildland/Urban Interface: A Week to Remember, Reflect and Learn

This summer, the wildland fire community marks the 20-year anniversary of the South Canyon Fire accident and the one-year anniversary of the Yarnell Hill Fire accident. Though separated by 19 years, these accidents are bound together by several tragic commonalities. Both ... read more