ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY

ROBOTTO COMMUNITY OUTREACH GUIDE

Engaging the community in not only preventing forest fires but in your efforts to suppress and contain fire can foster community credibility, helping your department get the job done and decreasing the chance of media hiccups. Your job is to keep the community safe, and sometimes figuring out how to communicate your job to them can be hard. In this guide you'll find best practices from public communication, ten steps to engaging your community in your work, and example materials that you're welcome to use!