Arizona Begins Wildfire Prevention Marketing Campaign

Billboards and radio announcements cover wildfire prevention

 

PHOENIX (AP) — State officials are conducting a weeklong marketing campaign aimed at promote fire prevention.

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is putting up “put out your campfire” billboards across the state and also providing public servicemen announcements to radio stations on defensible space and other fire safety topics.

Meanwhile, the state Department of Transportation is helping by using ADOT’s highway message signs to carry fire safety messages.

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Billboards and radio announcements cover wildfire prevention   PHOENIX (AP) — State officials are conducting a weeklong marketing campaign aimed at promote fire prevention. The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is putting up “put out your campfire” billboards across the state and also providing public servicemen announcements to radio stations on defensible space […]

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