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Topic: Communications / Outreach
Editor's Note: All blog entries are reviewed and edited for length and clarity by Network staff before approval for posting.
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Dec 27, 2018
Talking about Lighting Fire Near Recently Burned Communities: Communications at the Southern Blue Ridge TREX
BY: Jenifer Bunty, Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and ScientistsThe southern Blue Ridge Mountains were hit hard during the 2016 wildfire season. The region’s fires that year included the Chimney Tops 2 (“Gatlinburg”) Fire, the… Read More
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Nov 29, 2018
Fantastic Failure: Why Would Residents Refuse Wildfire Mitigation Money?
BY: Einar Jensen , South Metro Fire RescueA high-risk neighborhood refusing a $13,500 mitigation grant is a fantastic failure. The year was 2013, and I was on top of my game. I was (and still am) a risk reduction… Read More
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Nov 15, 2018
Florida, Prescribed Fire, the National Association of State Foresters, and Risk Mapping: Meet John Fish
BY: Florida Forest Service , John FishEditor’s note: If you work in the realm of controlled burning, wildfire risk mapping, outreach or forestry, John Fish is someone you should meet. John is the fire chief of the… Read More
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Nov 01, 2018
Enhancing Fire Adaptation Through Active Volunteers: The Neighborhood Ambassador Approach
BY: Ashley Downing , Wildfire Adapted PartnershipDespite burning over 50,000 acres, the 416 Fire did exactly what the Falls Creek Ranch community wanted it to. The fire burned right up to the community boundary and because… Read More
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Oct 18, 2018
How Do You Want Your Smoke? Why Oregon Is Exploring a New Smoke Management Plan
BY: Ed Keith , Deschutes CountyIn Oregon, prescribed fire smoke is regulated by the Oregon Smoke Management Plan, which is overseen by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) and the Department of… Read More
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Oct 04, 2018
How Healthier Forests Can Mean Less Smoke: The Science, Tools and Strategies Related to Smoke Management in Fire-Adapted Forests
BY: Dr. Leland Tarnay, USDA Forest Service Region 5 Remote Sensing LabThe Air Quality Problem With disconcerting regularity, smoke from large wildfires keeps saturating the skies of California (and other states) for days on end, over vast… Read More
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Sep 27, 2018
Equity in Action: Long-Term Disaster Recovery in North-Central Washington
BY: Maria Estrada, The Nature Conservancy“What is equity?” The answer to that question is both elusive and central when working toward fire adaptation. When I was in Washington State last May, I met the… Read More
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Sep 06, 2018
“We need to work together if we are going to meet the threat of wildfire in our community.” I heard this said time and time again — with either conviction or reluctance… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Resilience Wildfire
Type: Tools / Resources
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Aug 16, 2018
Your Wildfire Terminology Dictionary (Well, A Blog-Post Version of a Dictionary, at Least)
Allison Jolley“What did the IC say about the fuel models in the area where we’ll be performing burn out operations? I can’t wait to get my red card and work on my faller… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Wildfire
Type: Tools / Resources
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Jul 05, 2018
When I asked for summer reading recommendations, I started to panic when no one sent me books about wildfire. People were sending me books about … people. I had been reading… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Communications / Outreach
Type: Tools / Resources