Rapid City, SD – Public Information Officers (PIOs) from Federal and State
agencies continue
to work together to distribute information
about initial attack fires within the Great Plains initial attack zone.
(Note: The Great Plains initial attack zone
includes public and private land in the Black Hills in South Dakota, in
east/northeastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.)
One common phone number, e-mail, blog,
and Twitter account are staffed during initial attack fires by an on call PIO
who works closely with the Great Plains Dispatch Center to provide interagency
fire information.
Great Plains Fire Information/PIO Contact
Information:
- Phone Number - (605) 923-8868
- Email - greatplainsfireinfo@gmail.com
- Blog - http://gpfireinfo.blogspot.com/
- Twitter - @GPFireInfo
It is important to note that people who wish to
receive fire information within the Great Plains initial attack zone, should
subscribe to the blog, follow the Twitter account or subscribe to the Atom Feed
(available on blog) as news releases are no longer sent out via the Google
e-mail account.
If a post has been made
on the blog, one automatic e-mail a day will be sent to those who subscribe
with all of the daily fire updates. The blog link may also be checked anytime
of the day to see any updates that have been made on initial attack fires.
To subscribe to the blog:
- Click on http://gpfireinfo.blogspot.com/
- In the “Follow by E-mail” box on the right side of the webpage, enter your e-mail address that you wish to receive updates at.
- Hit “Submit”
- A pop-up box will appear asking you to enter a word in a box to verify that your e-mail is not spam.
- Enter the word that is shown and then click “Complete Subscription Request”
- Done
For questions, please call
the PIO phone number at (605) 923-8868 or e-mail greatplainsfireinfo@gmail.com.
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