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  1. Aug 19, 2014

    Making Things Happen for Rural America Is What RC&D’s Do

    BY: Frank Riley

    Workers are the most valuable part of any program and they are usually the hardest component to gather up, but if you look under the right rocks in most communities there are… Read More

    Topic: Communications / Outreach Defensible space / Firewise Meetings / Events Resilience

    Type: Tools / Resources

  2. Aug 07, 2014

    New USDA Forest Service Publication Highlights FAC

    BY: Wendy Fulks

    The latest edition of Fire Management Today includes nine papers related to FAC and wildland-urban interface issues. These articles, many of them written by FAC Coalition… Read More

    Topic: Defensible space / Firewise Resilience WUI codes & ordinances

    Type: Tools / Resources

  3. Jul 24, 2014

    Social Science Resources for FAC Practitioners

    Michelle Medley-Daniel

    People working together is at the heart of a fire adapted community. A fire adapted community is more than preparedness, more than response capability, more than recovery; it… Read More

    Topic: Resilience Type: Tools / Resources

    Topic: Resilience

    Type: Tools / Resources

  4. Jul 22, 2014

    When Help Arrives: Is Your Community Ready?

    BY: Branda Nowell, Ph.D. and Toddi Steelman, Ph.D.

    Cooperator meetings, such as this one that took place on the Beaver Creek Fire (2013) near Sun Valley, Idaho, are… Read More

    Topic: Planning Resilience

    Type: Best Practices

  5. Jun 26, 2014

    Cultivating Community Leaders

    BY: Wendy Fulks

    We all know that engaging community leaders is key to local FAC efforts, but what’s the best way to enlist, educate and cultivate passionate, dedicated, action-oriented… Read More

    Topic: Learning networks Resilience

    Type: Best Practices

  6. May 15, 2014

    Award and Grant Opportunities – There’s Still Time to Apply!

    FAC Network Participant

    The weather is getting hotter and many of us are getting ready for what the wildfire season will bring. But if there is still time in your schedule, here are a few funding and… Read More

    Topic: Meetings / Events Planning Resilience Wildfire Type: Tools / Resources

    Topic: Meetings / Events Planning Resilience Wildfire

    Type: Tools / Resources

  7. May 06, 2014

    Small Business Planning for Wildfire

    FAC Network Participant

      A 2012 study of small businesses revealed that many of them are unprepared for natural… Read More

    Topic: Business resilience Planning Resilience

    Type: Tools / Resources

  8. Mar 18, 2014

    FAC Coalition Partners Webinar Recording Available

    Michelle Medley-Daniel

    Looking for resources to grow out your local fire adapted community? Check out this recent webinar (recording here) where FAC Coalition members share information about some of… Read More

    Topic: Communications / Outreach Meetings / Events Resilience

    Type: Tools / Resources

  9. Feb 11, 2014

    Five Lessons from the Wildfire Season

    Michelle Medley-Daniel

    Half of the FAC Network’s pilot communities experienced wildfires during 2013. The hub organizations working with those communities shared some of the lessons from those… Read More

    Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Resilience Wildfire

    Type: Success Story / Lessons Learned