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Wildfires 101: What you should know about wildfires. It's time for the Forest Service to make protecting our communities from fire its number-one mission. It's time to stop pointing fingers and to find common ground. Whatever our differences with the timber industry, the Forest Service and the Bush Administration on other forest management issues, we should all agree that every community at risk deserves protection and that the highest priority is providing protection where it is needed most: in the Community Protection Zones. No community should be left at risk because the Forest Service has chosen to divert funds and personnel away from projects to secure Community Protection Zones and left workers in lower-priority backcountry areas. November 2007 Update: Factsheet: Forest Fires and Global Warming Key Points November 13, 2007: Sierra Club press release Hearing on Global Warming and Wildfires. October 23, 2007: Sierra Club press release Statement of Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope on Southern California Wildfires. Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope blogs about the October 2007 Southern California fires. Printable fire safety tipsheet for your home (PDF) The Sierra Club's Seven Point Community Protection plan. Six common questions about forest fires. Answers, too. National Fire News from the Interagency Fire Center. Drought Monitor: A current map of national drought conditions. Firewise.org: Find out how to better protect our homes and communities from forest fires. Photo courtesy USDA. Up to Top