Wildfire prevention

Minnesota has over 1,200 wildfires annually. Many of these have been small, innocuous grass fires that threaten little more than a patch of grass and brush. Some have destroyed forest timber that could have been utilized. And some have destroyed property, homes and cabins.

Over 99 percent of the wildfires in Minnesota are caused by people. These are all preventable fires. Minnesota's Fire Prevention program is designed to reduce the number of wildfires by helping people understand how wildfires occur so they can help prevent them.

Resources

Smokey Bear Resources

• Smokey Bear's website
• Smokey Bear Educational Materials

• Prevention resources

  • Firewise
  • Making a Perfect Campfire .mp3 (1 MB) script
  • Placemat
  • Newspaper adds
    • Fireworks ad 2 x 4
    • Fireworks ad 4 x 4
    • Match ad
    • Tag ad 2 x 4
    • Tag ad 4 x 4
  • Ringtones
    • Smokey Song True Tone.mp3
    • Smokey Voice True Tone.mp3
  • Wildfire prevention PSA's
  • Wildfire prevention teacher resources

• Fire prevention contacts

  • Minnesota fire prevention contacts
  • Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact Prevention