It is a goal of the Fire Protection District to communicate and educate all members of the Rea Valley community with regards to fire, fire prevention, wildland management, general safety, first aid and emergency medicine.
In Arkansas, many homes are built in the wildland/urban interface (communities with both homes and natural areas in close proximity to one another), which makes them at a higher risk for wildfire damage. The Arkansas Firewise program outlines specific strategies for improving the defensible space (area 30-300 feet surrounding a home between the structure and surrounding forested area) around homes - through fire department efforts - to improve community-wide wildfire danger.
The Rea Valley Fire Protection District has joined the Arkansas FireWise program. The AFC Firewise program is a wildfire-safety initiative that works through fire departments to educate and protect Arkansas communities from wildfires. As part of the NFPA’s Firewise Communities Program, Arkansas Firewise encourages local solutions for wildfire safety by involving homeowners, community leaders, planners, developers, firefighters, and others in creating fire-adapted communities – places where people and property are safer from the risk of brush, grass, and forest fires.
The following are a list of helpful information on fires, fire prevention, and other safety tips. Most of these have been prepared by the Arkansas Forestry Department.
Living with Wildfires
FireWise Brochure
Forest Management
Smoke Management for Controlled Burn
Fire Fighters Code of Ethics
In Arkansas, many homes are built in the wildland/urban interface (communities with both homes and natural areas in close proximity to one another), which makes them at a higher risk for wildfire damage. The Arkansas Firewise program outlines specific strategies for improving the defensible space (area 30-300 feet surrounding a home between the structure and surrounding forested area) around homes - through fire department efforts - to improve community-wide wildfire danger.
The Rea Valley Fire Protection District has joined the Arkansas FireWise program. The AFC Firewise program is a wildfire-safety initiative that works through fire departments to educate and protect Arkansas communities from wildfires. As part of the NFPA’s Firewise Communities Program, Arkansas Firewise encourages local solutions for wildfire safety by involving homeowners, community leaders, planners, developers, firefighters, and others in creating fire-adapted communities – places where people and property are safer from the risk of brush, grass, and forest fires.
The following are a list of helpful information on fires, fire prevention, and other safety tips. Most of these have been prepared by the Arkansas Forestry Department.
Living with Wildfires
FireWise Brochure
Forest Management
Smoke Management for Controlled Burn
Fire Fighters Code of Ethics