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Fire EducationSince the spring of 2001, Project Learning Tree and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in cooperation with the National Interagency Fire Center have partnered to provide joint educator workshops in wildland fire education. The workshops use selected activities from the PLT PreK-8 and Secondary Modules, as well as a variety of supplemental fire education materials developed by the BLM and other federal agencies, including the popular "Burning Issues" CD produced by the Science Education Department of Florida State University. In addition, this partnership has also sponsored special GreenWorks! grants designed to engage students directly in community service programs which focus on wildland fire prevention, safety, and restoration.In 2001-2002, nine states were involved in this effort: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. A total of over 1000 educators from communities all over the west were trained in the first year of this effort. In 2002-2003, 10 additional states were added to this effort: Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia — and more than 1500 educators were reached. In 2003-2004, an additional five states — Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, and South Carolina — will be added to the effort. To find out how to get a fire workshop in your area, contact your state PLT coordinator. Other fire education links:
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