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Topic: CWPPs
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Dec 05, 2019
Changing the Fire Paradigm in New Jersey: The Power of Networks and Sustained Investments
BY: Wendy Fulks , Bill BrashRelatively few people outside of New Jersey have heard about the 1.1-million-acre area known as the Pine Barrens, or Pinelands, a biological gem in the southern part of the… Read More
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May 30, 2019
Seeking Fire Adaptation and Community Resilience Peers? Join FAC Net!
BY: Michelle Medley-Daniel , Fire Adapted Communities Learning NetworkOur partners at FEMA Region 10 recently produced a podcast focused on the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (FAC Net). If you’ve been wondering about FAC Net’s… Read More
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Mar 22, 2018
Fire in His Blood, Pace and Scale on His Mind: A Day in the Life with Forest Schafer
BY: Forest Schafer , Forest SchaferIt’s hard to forget your first wildland fire. Mine was years before I started fighting fires, and I remember seeing trees explode into flames as they lit up the dark… Read More
Topic: Collaboration CWPPs Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Essay
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Oct 24, 2017
How Salt Lake City’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan Generated Action in Less Than a Year
BY: Jennifer Hansen , Brianna BinneboseMay 22, 2017 marked a significant date for us in the Wasatch Front. Salt Lake City, Utah’s state capital and largest wildland-urban interface, completed its Community… Read More
Topic: Collaboration CWPPs
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May 25, 2017
When you get to work on Monday morning, what are your top priorities for the week? I spend my first hour addressing any pressing things that have come up over the… Read More
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Apr 11, 2017
Written by Bill Brash, President, New Jersey Fire Safety Council New Jersey contains approximately four million acres, 1.1 million of which are in the Pinelands region. The… Read More
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Mar 14, 2017
Has FAC always been a part of your job duties in your current position? Yes, I’d say FAC has always been a part of my current job, though we may not have called it that… Read More
Topic: Collaboration CWPPs Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Interview
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Jan 03, 2017
Smokey Bear, along with Unified Fire Authority and Wasatch Front Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands,… Read More
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Dec 27, 2016
Baker County’s newly hired Firewise Coordinator (center) with USDA Forest Service staff, Florida Forest Service… Read More
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Dec 22, 2016
Four Corners Learning Exchange Highlights Mitigation Work and Culture Change
Michelle Medley-DanielThe Southwest is a new landscape for me, different than my northern California mixed-conifer home. So it is a special treat to be attending a learning exchange here, hosted by… Read More
Topic: Collaboration CWPPs Defensible space / Firewise
Type: Meeting / Event