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May 10, 2018
When was the last time you changed your mind about something important — something that you thought you knew? This question was posed at a conference I attended recently,… Read More
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Research Synthesis
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Mar 22, 2018
It’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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Mar 01, 2018
April marks FAC Net’s fifth year of operations. According to some traditions, an appropriate five-year anniversary gift is something made of wood. For FAC Net members and… Read More
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Feb 22, 2018
To see dwarf mistletoe seeds is to experience them. These are not typical seeds that gently drop from a mature plant. Rather, they are explosive — forcibly ejected from… Read More
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Wildfire
Type: Research Synthesis
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Jan 09, 2018
What did you do prior to working on community wildfire resilience? How did you get into FAC work? Prior to Project Wildfire, I fought fire for the USDA Forest Service,… Read More
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Jan 04, 2018
On the morning of September 2, 2010, the Four Mile Canyon Fire ignited in the Rocky Mountain Foothills, just west of Boulder, Colorado. Eighteen hours later, 168 homes… Read More
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Dec 27, 2017
Not all fire departments have a wildland fire division. How did yours evolve? As Travis County has expanded into previously rural areas, more of our residents… Read More
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Interview
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Dec 21, 2017
2017 has been a big year. Natural disasters, including wildfires, struck numerous communities. Technology evolved in novel ways. A total solar eclipse occurred. Bitcoin became… Read More
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Dec 07, 2017
We recently asked our members and partners to tell us about their controlled burning efforts. Seven practitioners shared stories with us; each one presenting a unique twist… Read More
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Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
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