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Each of the web sites listed below has suggestions and checklists to help prepare you and your property for disasters and emergencies. The information is based on the experience and research of the National Fire Protection Association, The United States Forest Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and many fire protection services from around the country. The sites have pamphlets and checklists you can download to use to make you safer. There are web sites that provide information about Georgia, also.
These brochures are distributed by the Firewise Program® of the National Fire Prevention Association. Click here to go to the Firewise Communities/USA® web site. Click on "Homeowners" on the right side of the page to find to find other brochures and other information which will help protect you from wildland fires.
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Beware-Prepare (523 MB)
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Firewise Shrubs in the Southeast. (1.9 MB)
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Firewise Plants in Georgia (38 KB)
The Georgia Forestry Commission website provides information about wildland fires for the State.
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Obtain a burn permit. The State enforces a burning ban for Dawson and Pickens Counties from May 1 to September 30
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Burning debris. Debris burning is the #1 cause of wildland fires in Georgia. This site provides suggestions and safeguards for your safety.
Prepare your pet for emergencies.
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Recommendations for preparation (106 KB)
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Preparation checklist (356 KB)
The Firewise/NFPA logo used by permission of the National Fire Protection Association.
30 April 2013
For more tips and checklists click here.
Dawson and Pickens Counties offer emergency alert service by telephone. To contact these services, click here
U. S. Forest Service Southern Region
Resources. Find information about recreation sites, passes and permits, maps, and publications on this website.
The U. S. Forest Service research has shown that embers ignite more homes than flames. Click here to learn to protect your home from embers.
