"One Less Spark" Weather Forecaster Toolkit

The One Less Spark, One Less Wildfire Weather Forecaster Toolkit with fire weather reporting ideas for all media is available and ready for use.

Components of the Toolkit include:

• Ideas for newspaper (traditional and on-line) , radio, and television weather reporters to connect forecasts with fire danger
• Examples of weather reports containing fire safety messages
• Commonly used terminology to enhance understanding thereby accurately describing terms to the public while forecasting
• Examples of messages that can be used during weather reporting to help the public understand fire weather terminology
• Short, simple, and catchy phrases that can be easily inserted into forecasts
• Links to websites to further enhance wildland fire weather information.

Sponsors include:  California Wildfire Coordinating Group Prevention Subcommittee. Member agencies of the CWCG include; US Forest Service, CAL FIRE, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Cal OES, Caltrans, CAL Fire Safe Councils, Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service . 

The Toolkit is attached and can also be downloaded from:    http:/www.preventwildfireca.org/OneLessSpark/. Please give us feedback about your thoughts and use of the Toolkit.