Date:  Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Contact: Nisha Marvel, WSDOT Aviation Communications, 360-651-6310, marveln@wsdot.wa.gov

WSDOT Aviation joins the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Aviation in its mission to remind pilots to "Fly Clear of Wildfires."

For your safety and the safety of our aerial firefighters, please review the following tips:

• Stay at least five nautical miles from the smoke.
• Report suspicious smoke to the nearest flight service station.
• Check NOTAMS prior to every flight: 1-800-WX-BRIEF.
• Restrication size may vary with every incident.
• Even a single small smoke could already have firefighting aircraft on scene.
• Use the National Interagency Airspace Information System at http://airspace.nifc.gov/ to view:
• Complete graphical TFRs
• Fires, nuclear facilities, stadiums, laser
• Current FAA charts
• Letter-size TFR charts

For more information, visit the BLM's Web site at www.aviation.blm.gov.

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