Public Notification

Prior to a burn season, the public needs to be notified that trained personnel will be conducting prescribed burns in the roadsides to achieve specific vegetation management objectives. A simple press release emailed to the local media (see Appendix 9A for a sample) will suffice, and may result in additional media coverage of the IRVM program. Adjacent landowners can be notified in person or by letter (see Appendix 9B for a sample). Roadside managers should address any questions or concerns that result from the press release or letters.