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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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Mar 14, 2019
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Feb 25, 2019
So, you keep hearing buzz about Prep Day, but aren’t sure what to do for it in your community. (Remind me, what does Prep Day stand for? Oh, that’s right, National Wildfire… Read More
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Feb 14, 2019
Twenty members of the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (FAC Net) and Fire Learning Network (FLN) — experts in prescribed burning, ecosystem management and community… Read More
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Feb 07, 2019
Over the past several months, people who work with residents on wildfire resilience have shared several striking insights. Review their ahas and ensure that your approach to… Read More
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Jan 30, 2019
Wildfire Smoke Resilience Resources from the EPA
BY: Alan Vette, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Energy National Research ProgramWho is Most at Risk? As many of you know and have experienced, emissions of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke are increasingly exceeding safe levels. Smoke… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Wildfire
Type: Tools / Resources
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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