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Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
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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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Oct 25, 2018
We recently published a story highlighting six examples of wildfire mitigation paying off in 2018. You asked for more, and I’m happy to report that just for 2017 and 2018… 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 11, 2018
I came out of last week looking like someone who’d just been released from a hard labor camp. My hands were covered in blisters from digging soil pits for a research… Read More
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Research Synthesis
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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 20, 2018
Don’t Reinvent the Prescribed Fire Wheel: Must-Have Liability, Timing and Outreach Resources
BY: Allison JolleyAre you planning any controlled burns this fall? (Or winter? Or spring?) This blog offers a collection of resources… Read More
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Sep 13, 2018
Fire as Medicine: Fire Dependent Cultures and Re-Empowering American Indian Tribes
BY: Frank Kanawha Lake, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research StationAcross North America, many communities seek to live more safely with wildland fire; some call that working to become a fire adapted community. Many American Indian tribes were… Read More
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Aug 09, 2018
Extreme fire behavior, like what we’ve seen in California this summer and last fall, demonstrates that there are no guarantees when it comes to preparing homes and families… Read More
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Aug 02, 2018
Science Thursday: An Argument for Heterogeneity, in the Kitchen Sink and in the Fields
BY: Lenya Quinn-DavidsonI have a confession to make: I am obsessed with stinky sponges. You know the type — the sponge that, despite looking new and clean, leaves your hands reeking for hours. You… Read More
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Research Synthesis