1. 1A-01-P101-EP

2. Lesson objectives
• List two major fire events that shaped the
direction of fire prevention
• List two fire prevention programs created
in the 1990’s
• State when the Smokey Bear program was
created
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3. Introduction
• The evolution of fire prevention is an
important element of the fire
management program. This history
presentation will provide the Fire
Prevention Specialist the background
and overview of where fire prevention
began and evolved.
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4. Gifford Pinchot
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5. The Video History of Fire
Prevention
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6. Fire Prevention 80’s and 90’s
• The return of fire on the landscape
• Integration of fuels management
• Population growth into the wildland
interface
• Declining fire prevention budgets
• The debate over fire management and the
use of prescribed fire continues.
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7. Oakland Hills - 1991
• 25 lives lost
• 3,000 structure
• 1 Billion dollars
• We are now
experiencing these
types of fires all over
the country.
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9. Good Fire-Bad Fire
• School programs
integrated modules
promoting fire in
the ecosystem.
• Smokey was still
used to promote
the prevention of
accidental fires.
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11. The Future
• The 21st Century introduced new tools.
• Innovative and creative ideas bring about
public awareness and people’s
responsibility for their own property.
• The big burn of 1910 has set the tone of
fire management for almost 100 years.
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12. The Future
• The long term effects of fire
suppression were a grim reminder.
• The start of the next century of fire
management and prevention began
much as the previous century.
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13. The Future
• Today’s fires are unprecedented in size
and destruction.
• The fuels and climate outlook are not
favorable for the next 35 years.
• No agency can go it alone.
• Our challenges will continue.
• So, who will meet the challenge………
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14. The 21st Century
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15. Summary and Review Lesson
Objectives
• List two major fire events that shaped the
direction of fire prevention.
• List two programs created in the 1990’s.
• State when the Smokey Bear program was
created.
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