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Community residents need to keep fire safety in mind when enjoying summer vacations, camping, family reunions, grilling and the Fourth of July.</p></div><div class="col-12 col-md-6"><div class="bg-light p-3 p-lg-4 p-xl-5"><p class="h3 text-red">Did you know:</p><p class="fs-5 mb-0 mt-1">Sparklers can reach <strong class="text-danger">1,200 degrees F</strong> and cause third-degree burns.</p></div></div></div><div class="row justify-content-around align-items-center bg-light my-5 gradient" data-gradient="linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0) 30%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 90%)"><div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5 col-xl-4 mt-n3 mt-lg-n4 mb-4 text-center"><img src="/img/downloads/protect-people-pets-property-wildfire-handout-600w.webp" alt="Protect people, pets and property from wildfire handout" class="img-fluid border shadow"></div><div class="col-12 col-md-6 p-3 pe-5 mb-4"><h2>Wildfire safety outreach</h2><p class="fs-5">Awareness and prevention materials to share with your community to help them prepare to live close to nature and become safer from wildland urban interface fires.</p><p class="lead mb-xl-5"><a href="/wui/outreach/">View wildfire materials</a></p></div><div class="col-12 col-lg-11 mt-4"><h3>2 New Apps Can Raise Wildfire Risk Awareness in Your Community</h3><p>The U.S. Fire Administration has <a href="/blog/new-tools-launch-to-raise-awareness-on-wildland-urban-interface-fire/">developed 2 new tools</a> you can use to improve prevention messaging in your community. The 2 tools are the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Property Awareness Explorer and the WUI Fire Community Awareness Explorer. They provide the initial data-informed basis for residents to “Know Where You Live” in proximity to the location of the WUI and fire-prone areas.</p><p>Raising awareness is the first step and serves as the starting point for residents to take action in preparing for and mitigating wildfire loss.</p><div class="row justify-content-between my-4"><div class="col-12 col-md-6"><img src="/img/photos/wui-explorer-600w.webp" class="img-fluid p-2 border bg-white mb-3" alt="WUI Fire Property Awareness Explorer Application"><h4>WUI Fire Property Awareness Explorer Application</h4><p>This application allows users to search addresses or communities to gain a contextual understanding of their area relative to the WUI and vegetative fuels. The application also includes an assessment of a location's structure density and proximity - important factors to consider for creating fire-adapted communities in the WUI and for developing mitigation plans and outreach campaigns.</p><p class="fs-5"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/5f398503da36445b915b05eccf4fc91a">Launch application</a></p></div><div class="col-12 col-md-6"><img src="/img/photos/wui-awareness-600w.webp" class="img-fluid p-2 border bg-white mb-3" alt="WUI Fire Community Awareness Explorer"><h4>WUI Fire Community Awareness Explorer</h4><p>This dashboard provides a quick snapshot of counties or places in the US and potential exposure to wildfire hazards for structures in the WUI. Users interested in building fire-adapted communities and resilience can quickly identify vulnerable structures or areas in the WUI to help inform community risk reduction planning and targeted outreach efforts.</p><p class="fs-5"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/c0b5823a64574476b4e7c1726cb6c648">Launch dashboard</a></p></div></div><small>Disclaimer: These tools do not measure or convey risk. Rather, they are designed to raise awareness about the location of the wildland-urban interface (WUI) and the potential susceptibility to fire in areas relative to wildfire hazard exposure. The parameters for the WUI visualized within these tools represent examples informed by available research and data but should not be construed as requirements or absolute values. Users of these tools should consider whether seasonal, temporal, spatial, topographical and climatological conditions could influence the results of their assessments and consider making any necessary modifications to suit their particular needs.</small></div></div><div class="bg-danger text-white p-3 p-lg-4 p-xl-5 display-5">Help your community to prevent outdoor fires. Share these safety tips to keep residents fire safe while enjoying outside activities.</div><div class="d-flex flex-column flex-sm-row justify-content-between align-items-end"><h2 class="my-4 mt-lg-5 mt-xl-6"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-quote-left text-danger me-3 display-3"></span> Messages to share</h2><div class="mb-4 text-micro me-3"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy text-gray-600"></span> Click to copy message.</div></div><h3 class="mb-4">Grill fire safety</h3><div class="grid mb-5" style="row-gap: 1.5rem; --bs-gap: 1.5rem;"><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-1" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-1" class="user-select-all">Only use propane, charcoal and wood pellet barbecue grills outside. Indoor use can cause a fire or carbon monoxide poisoning.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-2" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-2" class="user-select-all">Place your grill well away from siding and deck railings and out from under eaves and overhanging branches.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-3" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-3" class="user-select-all">Keep a 3-foot safe zone around your grill. This will keep kids and pets safe.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-4" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-4" class="user-select-all">Open your gas grill before lighting.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-5" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-5" class="user-select-all">Keep an eye on your grill. Don’t walk away from it when it is lit.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-6" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-6" class="user-select-all">Clean your grill after each use. This will remove grease that can start a fire.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-7" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-7" class="user-select-all">Place the coals from your grill in a metal can with a lid once they have cooled.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-8" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-8" class="user-select-all">Do not store or use a grill on a porch or balcony.</span></div></div><h3 class="mb-4">Fire pits, campfires, chimneys and outdoor fireplaces</h3><div class="grid mb-5" style="row-gap: 1.5rem; --bs-gap: 1.5rem;"><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-9" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-9" class="user-select-all">Build campfires at least 25 feet away from tents, shrubs and anything that can burn.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-10" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-10" class="user-select-all">Use chimneys, outdoor fireplaces and fire pits outdoors at least 10 feet away from your home or anything that can burn.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-11" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-11" class="user-select-all">Closely watch children when the fire pit is in use.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#mg-12" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="mg-12" class="user-select-all">Use a metal screen over wood-burning fires to keep sparks from floating out</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#mg-13" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="mg-13" class="user-select-all">Turn off or put out fires before you leave the backyard.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#mg-14" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="mg-14" class="user-select-all">Store matches and lighters out of children’s sight and reach.</span></div></div><h3 class="mb-4" id="fireworks">Fireworks</h3><div class="grid mb-5" style="row-gap: 1.5rem; --bs-gap: 1.5rem;"><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-15" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-15" class="user-select-all">Fireworks are dangerous to people and pets. Using them puts your property at risk.</span></div><div class="g-col-12 g-col-sm-6 g-col-lg-4 bg-light text-start border border-white border-3 border-dotted p-3 runt-0 stretch-limit"><a role="button" class="clippy float-end ms-3 mb-3 opacity-25 stretched-link" data-clipboard-target="#msg-16" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-trigger="click" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-title="Copied!"><span class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-copy"></span></a> <span id="msg-16" class="user-select-all">The best way to stay safe from fireworks is to not use them. Instead, attend a public fireworks display put on by professionals.</span></div></div><h2 class="my-4"><a href="/gallery/">Social media graphics and stock photos <span class="fa-solid fa-sharp fa-arrow-right"></span></a></h2><div class="row align-items-stretch"><div class="col-12 col-sm-7 col-md-6"><img src="/img/gallery/injury-prevention/card-fireworks.1200x600.gif" class="img-fluid" alt="social media card: attend public fireworks displays"></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-5 col-md-5 col-lg-4 bg-image" data-image-src="/img/gallery/outdoor/outdoor-1.4256x2832.jpg" data-size="cover" data-posx="50%" data-posy="50%"></div></div><hr class="my-5"><h2 class="my-4"><a href="/gallery/pictographs/">Pictographs <span class="fa-solid fa-sharp fa-arrow-right"></span></a></h2><p>Pictographs can help overcome literacy barriers by communicating messages with pictures. Our pictographs will help you to communicate fire safety messages to high-risk populations.</p><div class="row align-items-stretch"><div class="col-12 col-sm-5 col-md-4 col-lg-3"><img src="/img/pictographs/21-1.1800x1800.png" class="img-fluid" alt="keep grills 3 feet from surroundings"></div><div class="d-none d-sm-block col-sm-5 col-md-4 col-lg-3"><img src="/img/pictographs/21-2.1800x1800.png" class="img-fluid" alt="keep grills 3 feet from surroundings"></div><div class="d-none d-sm-block col-sm-5 col-md-4 col-lg-3"><img src="/img/pictographs/21-3.1800x1800.png" class="img-fluid" alt="keep grills 3 feet from surroundings"></div></div><hr class="my-5"><h2 class="my-4" id="handouts">Handouts</h2><div class="row justify-content-start text-center g-4"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4"><img src="/img/downloads/summer-safety-flyer-600w.webp" class="img-fluid border d-inline-block mb-3" alt="summer safety tips flyer"><p class="small">Customize with your logo</p><ul 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