Wildfire Prevention Conducting School Programs Guide - National ...

Point out to the students that it's fun to enjoy the outdoors but we need to take
care of it and leave it clean. Always clean up after yourself. It's always good
to pick up litter even if it isn't yours.
6. Slide(s) showing motorcycle riders and off-road-vehicle drivers in areas
of grass and brush or in the forest.
Tell students that some people's recreation includes riding motorcycles or offroad
vehicles in the wildlands but they need to be careful so they don't start a
fire. Ask the students if they know why/how people in the slide are risking
starting a fire.
You may need to prompt the students with this one and explain that sparks
from mufflers can ignite a fire in grass or pine needles.
Question:
Answer:
How can these people be safe about riding in these areas?
Be sure they have spark arresters in their mufflers.
Always stay on designated trails and don't wander off into the
grass and brush or off the trails in the forest. (You can also
incorporate an erosion message here.)
Note: Posters, photographs or other pictures may be obtained from
a motorcycle or off-road-vehicle dealer in your area.
These are just a few suggestions for props and prevention messages. You may
want to adapt them to your geographical area and specific audiences and
incorporate them into your own prevention program.
44 – Narrative & Props CONDUCTING SCHOOL PROGRAMS –GUIDE