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Topic: Evacuation outreach/planning
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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May 17, 2018
Are You Partnering with Your Emergency Manager? Four Stories to Demonstrate Why You Should Be
BY: Emily TroisiWhen we are talking about fire adapted communities, we are looking at before, during and after wildfire events, and emergency managers are crucial partners to engage at all of… Read More
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Mar 08, 2018
This Does Not Belong To You. Ask yourself As you stand there In the pale gray air Frozen to these four walls Feet turned to stone Decide! What is worth saving? Can you… Read More
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Sep 28, 2017
Getting Outreach Right, the NASF’s Priorities, and the Evolution of Wildfire Risk Mapping: An Interview with John Fish
FAC Network ParticipantWhat are you and the Florida Forest Service doing to help communities live with wildfire? Wildfire is a reality in Florida. During an average fire year, we experience more… Read More
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Aug 29, 2017
Conducting Wildfire Evacuation Outreach? Project Wildfire Takes the Video Series Approach
BY: Alison Green , Alison GreenDeschutes County is familiar with wildfire evacuation. Typically there is at least one neighborhood on evacuation notice each year. Even with seasoned residents, the influx of… Read More
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Jul 11, 2017
Who’s Missing? Thinking about Wildfire Resilience through an Equity and Inclusion Lens
BY: Wendy Fulks, Maria EstradaImagine being caught in the path of a fast-moving wildfire, unfamiliar with the area and without enough language proficiency to understand the first responders. You see a few… Read More
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Jun 20, 2017
Does every community need an evacuation plan? What does it take for a community to ask this question? Must there be a fire, a flood or some other disaster to trigger action?… Read More
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May 04, 2017
The Lake Tahoe Basin (basin), the location of the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network’s 2017 annual workshop, is the epitome of a multi-jurisdictional landscape. At… Read More
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Jan 12, 2017
Fire Adaptation Strategies from Across the Nation: My Travels in 2016
FAC Network ParticipantSince 2014, USAA has partnered with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to offer a discount on homeowners insurance for our members who live in a recognized… Read More
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Nov 01, 2016
Here in north Georgia, wildfire danger is usually highest in October and November due to low humidity and leaf fall. This is also the time that many of our part-time residents… Read More
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Sep 01, 2016
Written By: Pablo Beimler, Community Outreach Coordinator, Hawai‘i Wildfire Management Organization Living in the most remote island chain in the world with over 2,500… Read More