Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   • Introduction and Organization of Guide
   • The National Interagency Fire Center and the National Wildfire Coordinating Group
   • Managing Wildland Fire: Balancing Americaÿs Natural Heritage and the Public Interest
2. Ecological Aspects of Wildland Fire
   • The Science of Wildland Fire
   • Condition Class Attributes: Defining Fire Regimes
   • Fire Dependent Ecosystems of the United States
   • Fire Effects
3. Social Aspects of Wildland Fire
   • Wildland Fire History
   • The I–Zone: A Human Dimension of Wildland Fire
   • Effects of Wildland Fire on Cultural Resources
4. Policy Aspects of Wildland Fire
   • Accessing and Using the Fire Policy Implementation CD-Rom
   • Wildland Fire Policy and Resource Management Planning
   • Wildland Fire and an Ecosystem Approach to Management
5. Educating the Public about Wildland Fire
   • A Perspective from Wildland Fire Communicators
   • Public Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Wildland Fire
   • Wildland Fire–A Tool for Stewardship
   • Smokey and Prescribed Fire: Conflicting Messages?
   • Communication Planning for Wildland Fire Messages
   • Interpreting Wildland Fire
   • The Role of Media Packets in Public Information and Education
   • Risk Communication and Wildland Fire
6. Wildland Fire and School Programming
   • Reaching Out to Teachers and Students
   • Ecological Management Issues: Finding a Curricular Fit
   • Discovery Channel Pictures
   • Fire Ecology: Resource Management Education
7. Resources for the Wildland Fire Communicator
   • Wildland Fire Education and Outreach Case Studies
   • Seeking Wildland Fire Information on the Internet
   • Resources
   • Acknowledgments