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Instructor Mark Wiles discuss strategies with visiting fire professionals during a meeting in Cedartown. (Agnes Hagin/thepolkfishwrap.com)
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A multi-agency National Fire Prevention and Education Team has brought a message of education and wildfire prevention to Polk and Haralson counties during the past week.
The group, comprised of professionals from the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Forest Service and the Alabama Forestry Commission, met in Cedartown Tuesday, May 7.
Mark Wiles and Eric Mosley, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist for GFC, led team members in discussion on strategies to protect property and lives.
“There is a lot people can do ahead of time to protect their property and themselve...
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Instructor Mark Wiles discuss strategies with visiting fire professionals during a meeting in Cedartown. (Agnes Hagin/thepolkfishwrap.com)
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A multi-agency National Fire Prevention and Education Team has brought a message of education and wildfire prevention to Polk and Haralson counties during the past week.
The group, comprised of pro...
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