Getting the Word Out: Preparation Key to Media Success for Prescribed Fire Training Exchange
FLN Notes from the Field are brief updates on activities from the Fire Learning Network. This issue (#30) summarizes the media outreach successes of the international prescribed fire training exchange (TREX) held in New Mexico in September-October 2012. It highlights some lessons learned that are applicable to fire practitioners. Includes a list of media placements for the event, ranging from local radio to a New York Times blog entry. (For more lessons learned, aimed at the planning of media outreach, see the media lessons issue of FLN Lessons Learned.)
This issue is also available in Spanish.