The Barnegat Fire Company is the nation’s lead volunteer fire agency involved with Ready, Set, Go! Barnegat Township is a Wildland Urban Interface community where our residence live in or within direct proximity of the Pine Barrens of South Central New Jersey.  

 

The Ready, Set, Go! (RSG) Program, managed by the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), seeks to develop and improve the dialogue between fire departments and the residents they serve. Launched nationally in March 2011 at the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI 2011) Conference, the program helps fire departments to teach individuals who live in high risk wildfire areas – and the wildland-urban interface – how to best prepare themselves and their properties against fire threats. The RSG! Program tenets help residents be Ready with preparedness understanding, be Set with situational awareness when fire threatens, and to Go, acting early when a fire starts.  

Now in its second year nationally, the program has over 850 member departments and agencies representative in all states. It continues to work in complimentary and collaborative fashion with existing wildland fire public education efforts, like Firewise, and amplifies their messages to individuals to better achieve the common goal we all share of Fire Adapted Communities. They may be called brush fires, grass fires, field fires, railroad fires, outdoor fires, backyard fires, or forest fires, but no matter the name, the risk to residents and resources remains the same.

The RSG! Program provides the implementation guidance; background knowledge; and presentation tools to assist fire departments in delivering the program message:

• Ready – Be ready, be Firewise.  Take personal responsibility and prepare long before the threat of a wildland fire so your home is ready in case of a fire. Create defensible space by clearing brush away from your home. Use fire-resistant landscaping and harden your home with fire-safe construction measures. Assemble emergency supplies and belongings in a safe place. Plan escape routes and make sure all those residing within the home know the plan of action.


• Set – Situational awareness.  Pack your emergency items. Stay aware of the latest news and information on the fire from local media, your local fire department and public safety agencies. 


• Go – Act early!  Follow your personal wildland fire action plan. Doing so will not only support your safety, 
but will allow firefighters to best maneuver resources to combat the fire. 

 

Download the Ready, Set, Go! Personal Wildland Action Plan for your residence HERE.

For more information  concerning the Ready, Set, Go! program feel free to contact us at commercial (609) 698-6766 (option 8) or on the (contact us) link. The Barnegat Fire Company will conduct presentations by request.