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<br />Teaching Mitigation to Children <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The Urwin and Wufi Children's Adventure With Wildfire Coloring Book was created <br />in 1994 as an interagency effort between the Utah State Hazard Mitigation Program <br />and the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, The purpose is to educate <br />children about wildfires and further children's understanding of their role in future <br />fires by learning ways to prevent them now <br /> <br />PROJECT <br /> <br />The story is about a squirrel named Urwin, who lives in the forest and knows about <br />wildfire, and a dog named Wufi, who is new to the forest community. Urwin teaches <br />Wufi about wildfire, and this is how the children and parents learn to live safely in <br />URWIN communities. <br /> <br />BENEFITS <br /> <br />The program has gone to nearly every county in Utah and is being used in South <br />Dakota, as welt Several other states have inquired about using it. The Urwin and Wufi <br />coloring book now finds itself on the FEMA for Kids website with actual coloring <br />capability using color palettes and brushes. Thus, the program is now available inter- <br />nationally and can be used in classrooms and at home with much less need for hard <br />copies, This program offers participating third graders a certificate entitled "Friends of <br />Urwin and Wufi" provided they color some pictures and take the book home to <br />review with their parents. <br /> <br />PROJECT COST <br />Undetermined, at present. <br /> <br />FUNDING SOURCE <br />Grants from FEMA and the USDA Forest Service <br />