For Immediate Release

July 16, 2014

Forest Service frefghters on
hand
at local theaters to put faces to
Planes
MILTO! FL " The Florida Forest Service has partnered up with several local movie
theaters to take part in an outreach program promoting wildfre prevention and the
new Disney movie Planes: Fire & Rescue!
"n Friday# $uly %&# FFS frefghters will 'e at the
opening o( the new movie which (eatures
cartoon versions o( some o( the e)uipment *
airplanes# helicopters and 'ulldo+ers * used
throughout Florida in the suppression o(
wildfres The goal 'ehind this e,ort is to put a
(ace to the cartoon characters and show
children that what they see on screen is a part
o( the Forest Service-s everyday .o'
Firefghters and (oresters will have Planes!
coloring pages and activities as well as Florida
Forest Service e)uipment (or movie goers to
check out
/t-s an opportunity to connect with the younger audience and teach them that what
they-ve seen in the movie is a very real thing#! said $oe 0wier+chowski# Pu'lic
/n(ormation "1cer (or the FFS- 2lackwater District 3ith an increase in fre activity
#oe $%ier&cho%s'i
/n(ormation "1cer43ildfre 5itigation
Specialist
Florida Forest Service * 2lackwater Forestry
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When and Where
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%; in Pensacola (rom noon to <
pm
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Ridge 6inema & in Pace (rom <
to = pm
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5ar)uis %> in 6restview (rom
noon to ? pm
out west and the always present threat o( wildfres here at home# we-re e@cited to
'e part o( it That and we-re pretty e@cited a'out the movie ourselves /t-s not every
day your .o' gets made into a cartoon movie!
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