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SAFESoFar!2016-2017
SAFE(StudentAssociationforFireEcology)hasbeenonfirethispastyear!Fromtrainingwildlandfirefighterstocommunityserviceandeducationaloutreach,SAFEhasbeenbecomingagreatpartofNorthernArizona’scommunity.Whatwewanttoshareinthissemester’snewsletteriswhatwehavebeenupto,andwhereweplantogo!
Springbreakof2016RichardLamont,ournowclubpresident,wenttoTREXwildlandfirefightingtrainingexchangeinNebraska.Herehelearnedhowtoimplementprescribedfiresaswellashowtousewildlandfirefightingtools.ThisspringbreakwesentfivestudentstoTREX!
Fall2016kickedoffwithSAFEvolunteeringattheKidsforConservationboothattheCoconinofair.Herewetaughtfairattendeeshowfireburnswhengoingthroughahealthystandcomparedtoanunhealthystandwiththerebarforest.
ThispastyearSAFEhasbranchedoutinitseducationaloutreach.SAFEhasputtogetheraportablepresentationthatteachestheyouthabouttheimportanceofNorthernArizona’shistoricfireregime,andtheroleofourwildlandfirefighters.Thepresentationhastwofocuses,foresthealthandfirefighting.Intheforesthealthpartofthepresentationweteachthekidsaboutthelocallyfireadaptedplantlifelikeponderosapine.Wethenplayeducationalscenarioswiththem,likebuildingtherebarforest,sothattheyhaveabetterideaofhownatureworkswheretheylive.
Inthefirefightingportionofthepresentation,weteachthechildrenofthevarioustoolsusedbythefirefighters(suchaslinetools,hardhats,andpacks)andexplaintothemtheimportanceofmanagedfire.Wehavetakenthispresentationtoseveralschools,liketheSTARschoolandeventotheFlagstaffArboretum.
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OurgoalsgoingforwardaretoworkwithRockyMountainresearchinbuildingamoreprofessionalfireecologycurriculumthroughtheirfireworksprogram.Wheneverweputonthesepresentations,wegreatlyexpressthedangersoffireandalwaysmakesafetyourfirstpriority.TeachingtheyouthaboutfireecologyisofgreatimportanceandawaySAFEreallyenjoysgivingback.Amoremindfulyouthisamoremindfulfuture.
OurmostrecentclubeventwastheGrandFallscleanontheNavajoNation.TheeventwasstartedbyahighschoolteacheronFacebookwhowasgettingtiredofseeingthebeautifulfallspollutedwithtrash.OneofourclubmemberscaughtwindofthecleanupinitiativeandSAFEshoweduptohelp!SAFEhasalsobeeninvolvedwithcleanupsattheFlagstaffArboretumaswellasyardworkfor
previousforestryprofessors.WeplanonadoptingatrailofftheFUTSandvolunteerourtimewheneverandwhereverthecommunityneeds.
Inourecologysegments,wehaveguestspeakerscomeandsharewithusabouthowfireeffectstheworldaroundusaswellasotherecologicalnews.Wehavealsobeenworkingwithmembersingettingthemjobready.Wehavehadresumeworkshopnightsandmockinterviews,sothatmembersarepreparedforwhattheworkingworldthrowsatthem.
SAFEalsofindsimportanceinclubbonding.Wehavehadacoupleofhikesaswellasgymdayswheremembersgettopusheachotheraswellasgettoknoweachotherbetter.Forthefuture,weplantogettogetherwithotherclubsinoutdooractivitiesandfriendlycompetitionlikeUltimateFrisbee.
Ourclub’smeetingsalternateinfirefightingandecologyeveryotherweek.Forfirefighting,wehavebeenshowingmembersmoreofwhatitmeanstobeawildlandfirefighter,andhowtoprepareforthejob.
Author:MaxKlierEditor:ChadBrown