March 27, 2020 
The federal, state, and tribal partners of the Southwest Wildland Fire Prevention and Information Committee invite you to join us in promoting Southwest Wildfire Awareness Week, March 29 – April 4, 2020. This year’s theme is “When wildfire strikes will you be ready?” The messaging of the week provides actions individuals can take to prevent human-caused wildfire and reduce the risk of wildfire to homes and communities.
We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to reach out to your local community and media with wildfire prevention and preparedness information. A compilation of outreach resources is attached for your reference. Some daily themes are also attached as examples. Please feel free to develop your own local messages. Please consider hosting a community event, encouraging your local media to air public service announcements (PSAs), and sharing messages through social media throughout the week (#SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek and #AZFire or #NMFire).
This is also a good opportunity to start planning for National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Learn more at https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Campaigns/National-Wildfire-Community-Preparedness-Day.
You can order many free Firewise USA™ outreach materials (including brochures, posters, and DVDs) from https://Firewise.org. Please order in advance to allow time for delivery. A variety of wildfire prevention materials are also available for local, state, tribal and federal partners to purchase from http://www.symbols.gov.
Thank you for your commitment to promoting wildfire prevention and preparedness. We appreciate your support!
Darrell Willis /s/
Chair, Southwest Coordinating Group
NM Fire Info 
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