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Topic: Wildfire
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Jan 30, 2019
Wildfire Smoke Resilience Resources from the EPA
BY: Alan Vette, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Energy National Research ProgramWho is Most at Risk? As many of you know and have experienced, emissions of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke are increasingly exceeding safe levels. Smoke… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Wildfire
Type: Tools / Resources
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Jan 17, 2019
Why the Ferguson Fire Didn’t Destroy Yosemite West: 15 Years of Wildfire Mitigation Generates a California Wildfire Success
BY: John Mock, Ph.D., and Kimberley O’Neil“You have to get involved with fire,” urged a friend who survived the 1991 Tunnel (Oakland Hills) Fire. That sage advice came shortly after we bought our house in Yosemite… Read More
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Jan 03, 2019
Happy New Year! Seven Fire Adaptation Videos to Watch Before Launching into 2019.
BY: Allison JolleyWelcome to 2019! Before getting to work, check out the most viewed #fireadapted videos from last… Read More
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Dec 13, 2018
Unsung Heroes of the 1988 Yellowstone Fires: Church Leaders and Farmers
BY: Liz Davy , Island Park Sustainable Fire Community , Matthew WardA burning cigarette butt landed on a pile of sawdust, soaked with oil and gas. And like that, a firewood cutter started the North Fork “Yellowstone” Fire, a fire that… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Wildfire
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Dec 06, 2018
Using Community Base Maps to Improve the Safety and Effectiveness of Wildfire Response
BY: Mike Caggiano , Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, Colorado State UniversityThe Importance of Spatial Data When responding to wildfires, firefighters often have difficulty figuring out where the fire is, where it’s going, and what’s in its way.… Read More
Topic: Planning Wildfire Wildfire risk assessment
Type: Tools / Resources
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Nov 08, 2018
Views of the Carr Fire: Journal Entries from Trinity County, California
BY: Michelle Medley-Daniel, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, Watershed Research and Training CenterJuly 20, 2018 I picked you up from the Redding airport on a cloudless Friday afternoon. You remarked on the hot wind. “They’re sculptures. Twisted limbs reaching… Read More
Topic: Evacuation outreach/planning Wildfire
Type: Essay
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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 06, 2018
“We need to work together if we are going to meet the threat of wildfire in our community.” I heard this said time and time again — with either conviction or reluctance… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Resilience Wildfire
Type: Tools / Resources
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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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Aug 16, 2018
Your Wildfire Terminology Dictionary (Well, A Blog-Post Version of a Dictionary, at Least)
Allison Jolley“What did the IC say about the fuel models in the area where we’ll be performing burn out operations? I can’t wait to get my red card and work on my faller… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Wildfire
Type: Tools / Resources