Wildfire Community Chat set #AltusOK #OKfire

Participate in next week’s Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Twitter Chat Tuesday, April 7 at 2pm EDT.  Using the hashtag #WildfirePrepDay the sixty-minute format will focus on projects that can be coordinated for Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, Saturday, May 2 and America’s PrepareAthon Thursday, April 30.  The conversation will provide information on mitigation, communication and evacuation.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about Wildfire Preparedness Day and America’s PrepareAthon projects and the available resources and ideas. Special guest participants include:

·         U.S. Fire Administration:  Phyllis Krietz, Fire Program Specialist, United States Fire Administration

·         America’s PrepareAthon:  Allison Carlock, Individual and Community Preparedness Division, U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA

·         U.S. Forest Service:  Pam Leschak, National WUI/FAC Program Manager

·         Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS):  Brent Henzi, Public Affairs Manager

Post these promotional tweets and get your stakeholders involved too:

·         Participate in the #WildfirePrepDay Twitter Chat – 4/7 at 2pm EDT and learn how you can accomplish something great!

·         Find your role in Wildfire Community Preparedness Day – People.Projects.Purpose. #WildfirePrepDay Twitter Chat 4/7 at 2PM EDT.

·         Learn how to make communities more wildfire resilient – #WildfirePrepDay Twitter Chat, 4/7 at 2pm EDT.

·         Be a local preparedness champion – plan a Wildfire Prep Day activity. Learn more in the #WildfirePrepDay Twitter Chat 4/7 at 2pm EDT.

·         Reduce your community’s wildfire risk with a PrepDay project.  Get mentored in the 4/7 #WildfirePrepDay Twitter Chat at 2pm EDT.   

Demonstrate your commitment to wildfire preparedness by adding your May 2 activities to the nationwide project map.  It’s easy to do and illustrates the magnitude of grassroots risk reduction projects occurring throughout the U.S.

Weather Data for #AltusOK from @OKmesonet

Shown as April 2015
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Periods of Record Temps #1904-2010 Precip #1904-2012 Snow #1904-2012 # - large gaps in record	Key * - Record since tied Highlight = Apr record All Temps in deg F All Precip in inches Sig Prcp Freq = Pct of days with >= 0.1" precip	Apr. Averages High Temp 77 F Low Temp 48 F Avg Temp 62 F Precip 2.36" Snow 0.1"	1 T Avgs: 73/42 Sig Prcp Freq: 9% Extremes: High T 98 (1946) Low T 27* (1948) Precip 0.98 (2000)	2 T Avgs: 74/44 Sig Prcp Freq: 10% Extremes: High T 91 (1913) Low T 22 (1936) Precip 1.13 (1919)	3 T Avgs: 74/44 Sig Prcp Freq: 12% Extremes: High T 97 (1950) Low T 23* (1936) Precip 1.22 (1957)	4 T Avgs: 73/43 Sig Prcp Freq: 3% Extremes: High T 95 (1943) Low T 26 (1920) Precip 0.66 (1997)
5 T Avgs: 73/43 Sig Prcp Freq: 14% Extremes: High T 94 (1954) Low T 26* (1920) Precip 1.51 (1921)	6 T Avgs: 73/43 Sig Prcp Freq: 11% Extremes: High T 99 (1954) Low T 23 (1971) Precip 0.71 (1940) Snow trace (1939)	7 T Avgs: 75/44 Sig Prcp Freq: 9% Extremes: High T 96 (1972) Low T 23 (2009) Precip 1.12 (1915)	8 T Avgs: 72/44 Sig Prcp Freq: 10% Extremes: High T 99 (1963) Low T 25 (1938) Precip 1.50 (1942) Snow 6.0 (1938)	9 T Avgs: 73/43 Sig Prcp Freq: 10% Extremes: High T 93 (1963) Low T 24 (2003) Precip 1.45 (1942)	10 T Avgs: 74/45 Sig Prcp Freq: 11% Extremes: High T 98 (1963) Low T 26 (1973) Precip 2.14 (2008)	11 T Avgs: 74/45 Sig Prcp Freq: 14% Extremes: High T 99 (1972) Low T 27 (1989) Precip 2.22 (1994)
12 T Avgs: 74/45 Sig Prcp Freq: 11% Extremes: High T 105 (1972) Low T 26* (1940) Precip 0.96 (1967) Snow trace (1940)	13 T Avgs: 74/45 Sig Prcp Freq: 18% Extremes: High T 98 (1936) Low T 25 (1957) Precip 0.60 (1973)	14 T Avgs: 77/47 Sig Prcp Freq: 12% Extremes: High T 96 (1936) Low T 29 (1980) Precip 2.26 (1916)	15 T Avgs: 78/47 Sig Prcp Freq: 11% Extremes: High T 100 (2006) Low T 27* (1928) Precip 1.96 (1945)	16 T Avgs: 78/48 Sig Prcp Freq: 12% Extremes: High T 98 (1913) Low T 34 (1945) Precip 1.50 (1976)	17 T Avgs: 79/49 Sig Prcp Freq: 12% Extremes: High T 101* (1955) Low T 28 (1921) Precip 2.34 (1995)	18 T Avgs: 78/50 Sig Prcp Freq: 18% Extremes: High T 101 (1925) Low T 31 (1921) Precip 2.20 (1917)
19 T Avgs: 78/50 Sig Prcp Freq: 15% Extremes: High T 95 (1987) Low T 32* (1939) Precip 1.91 (2003)	20 T Avgs: 78/49 Sig Prcp Freq: 12% Extremes: High T 99 (1925) Low T 32 (1953) Precip 1.61 (1952)	21 T Avgs: 78/50 Sig Prcp Freq: 13% Extremes: High T 97* (1925) Low T 34 (1918) Precip 1.82 (1957)	22 T Avgs: 79/51 Sig Prcp Freq: 13% Extremes: High T 98 (1955) Low T 31 (1931) Precip 1.68 (1952)	23 T Avgs: 79/52 Sig Prcp Freq: 12% Extremes: High T 101 (1989) Low T 34 (1996) Precip 1.05 (1957)	24 T Avgs: 79/51 Sig Prcp Freq: 15% Extremes: High T 98 (1996) Low T 34 (1968) Precip 2.14 (1925)	25 T Avgs: 79/51 Sig Prcp Freq: 16% Extremes: High T 96* (1967) Low T 39 (1995) Precip 1.93 (1997)
26 T Avgs: 78/51 Sig Prcp Freq: 15% Extremes: High T 95* (1956) Low T 38 (1945) Precip 1.63 (1928)	27 T Avgs: 79/51 Sig Prcp Freq: 12% Extremes: High T 96 (1955) Low T 35 (1920) Precip 1.50 (1985)	28 T Avgs: 77/50 Sig Prcp Freq: 16% Extremes: High T 94 (1927) Low T 36 (2008) Precip 2.30 (1940)	29 T Avgs: 77/53 Sig Prcp Freq: 20% Extremes: High T 98 (1936) Low T 39 (1968) Precip 4.06 (2009)	30 T Avgs: 79/52 Sig Prcp Freq: 21% Extremes: High T 95 (1947) Low T 36* (1984) Precip 1.35 (1974)

Wireless Emergency Alerts

Have you ever noticed a unique sound and vibration coming from your cell phone?  You may have received a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) - a nationwide emergency alert system notifying you of a pending emergency in your area. These messages provide information about extreme weather warnings, local emergencies, AMBER Alerts™, and Presidential Alerts during a national emergency.

WEAs look like a text message and show the type and time of the alert, any action you should take, and the agency issuing the alert. If you receive a WEA, follow any directions advised by the message and seek additional information from local media or authorities.

WEAs are sent by authorized government agencies through your mobile carrier. Government partners include local and state public safety agencies, FEMA, the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Weather Service.

WEA messages can save lives! To learn more check, out FEMA’s WEA Public Service Announcements and the Be Smart. Know Your Alerts and Warnings guide from America’s PrepareAthon!