Resources for the Media

Key Messages

• COVID-19 and Wildland Fire Management
• NIFC Season Messages
• If You Fly, We Can’t

Media Access 

• Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide
• Interagency Media Guidelines for Wildland Fires – Media Access Guidelines (p.25)
• Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations – Escorted Visits to the Fireline (Chapter 7)
• Fire Shelter Information
• Fire Shelter Training Video
• Media Access Laws
• Media Access to Forest Service Aircraft
• Producer’s Guide: Featuring Wildland Fire on Television and Film
• NIFC Fire Information 
• NIFC News Releases
• NIFC External Affairs Contacts

Background Materials

• Historical fire statistics for the Southwest
• National Wildland Fire Statistics
• The Deadliest Wildfires
• Reports and Investigations
• Firefighting Aircraft Recognition Guide
• Southwest Fire Science Consortium Resources

Public Service Announcements

• FEMA Wildfire Safety Outreach Materials
• New Mexico Fire Prevention Radio PSAs
• Smokey Bear PSAs
• Ready, Set, Go! PSAs

Photos 

• NIFC Wildland Fire Photos
• National Interagency Fire Center Flickr
• Gila National Forest Photos on Flickr
• 2013 Thompson Ridge Photos on Flickr & Facebook
• 2012 Little Bear Fire and Whitewater-Baldy Complex Photos by Kari Greer/US Forest Service
• 2011 Las Conchas Photos by Kari Greer/US Forest Service
• NM Fire Photos on Flickr
• NASA Earth Observatory Fire Photos

Videos

• NIFC Wildland Fire Videos
• Southwest Fire Science Consortium Videos
• Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center Videos
• 2012 Little Bear Fire Video by Renette Saba/US Forest Service
• YouTube: NIFC
• YouTube: Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center

Content Resources

• If You Fly, We Can’t Flyers, Posters, and Social Media Graphics
• Ready.Gov Preparedness Calendar
• Ready.Gov Wildfire Safety Social Media Toolkit
• NFPA Wildfire Preparedness Social Media Toolkit
• FEMA Outdoor Fire Safety Social Media Toolkit