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Aug 23, 2018
Whether you’re working at incident command in fire camp or at your desk planning a workshop, I want to draw your attention to three amazing blogs related to wildfire… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Planning Wildfire
Type: Research Synthesis
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Apr 19, 2018
Have you ever gone on a family vacation for more than two weeks, during which you lived out of a suitcase? If your family is anything like mine, it can get pretty stressful!… Read More
Topic: Planning Preparedness Resilience
Type: Best Practices
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Apr 05, 2018
At the end of a windy summer day, an engine captain receives a smoke report from the dispatch center, readies his crew, and heads up the mountain in search of the fire. The… Read More
Topic: Planning Wildfire risk assessment
Type: Tools / Resources
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Feb 08, 2018
Just as quickly as the Thomas Fire swept through parts of our community, the questions started flooding my office: Should we prune our burned avocado trees? Can I graze my… Read More
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Jan 25, 2018
How you tell a story influences what conclusions people draw from it (think Aesop’s Fables). Over the past decade, the overarching American wildfire narrative has become… Read More
Topic: Planning WUI codes & ordinances
Type: Research Synthesis
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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 12, 2017
While looking through an old hard drive, I found a homework assignment from an undergraduate silviculture class. The assignment was simple: develop a prescription for a full… Read More
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Oct 03, 2017
“[This tool] determined the need for increased public outreach and a central contact during incidents. One year later, a new emergency manager independently reached the same… Read More
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Sep 28, 2017
What 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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Apr 27, 2017
In this post, I highlight five of Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (FAC Net)’s most helpful planning for wildfire resources. Fire adapted communities take action… Read More
Topic: Planning
Type: Tools / Resources
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Topic: Planning
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