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Wildland Fire Reporting
01/05/08
 
Subject: Wildfire Reporting  http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/FDReporting/vfd/ <http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/FDReporting/vfd/>   EMC's please forward the above link to your Fire Chief or FD Department administrators, as the fire danger increases statewide it is very important that each fire department reports wildland and grass fires to the Texas Forest Service.   Please keep in mind that this report does not replace your requirements for TXFIRS reporting.  also below is a message from TFS:  Thanks and stay safe:  Popoff  *** Message from the Texas Forest Service:  Texas Forest Service has developed and launched a new online fire reporting system for fire departments. This system has the built-in potential to be of great benefit to fire departments, county governments, local officials, predictive services, prevention and coordination of state mobilizations.  Most of the wildland fires in Texas go unreported at the state and national levels, resulting in missed opportunities for significant federal funding. Everyone loses when fires are unreported, including fire departments, the state and Texans. Additionally, without complete fire reporting, it is difficult to accurately express wildland fire issues at the state level.  The TFS Online Fire Department Fire Reporting System is useful in a number of ways such as:  *Reported wildfire causes can be used to develop focused prevention programs *Documented costs per reported fire are recognized by FEMA for required cost documentation *Queries can access useful maps, data lists and daily fire statistics  Texas Forest Service has taken extra steps to ensure the reporting system is as easy to use as possible:  *Only a computer and an Internet connection is required *No additional software is needed *Immediate access to all reported information *No cost to fire departments within the state of Texas   David J. Popoff Regional Liaison Officer 409-504-0390 Cell 143*6175*113 Nextel