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Topic: Wildfire
Editor's Note: All blog entries are reviewed and edited for length and clarity by Network staff before approval for posting.
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Aug 15, 2019
Fuels Treatments Aren’t a Guarantee, but They Still Matter: Gaining Perspective from the Carr Fire
BY: Eamon Engber, Klamath Network Parks and Six Rivers National ForestI’m not sure our messaging surrounding fuel management is clear, consistent or rooted in the best available science and current fire regimes. During the first two days… Read More
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Aug 08, 2019
What the Silver Tsunami Means for FAC and Why You Need to Partner with Assisted Living Facilities
BY: Allison JolleyThere are no children on the list of dead from the Camp Fire. No teenagers or even young adults have been identified as victims of the disaster. The 46 named victims so far… Read More
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Aug 01, 2019
Managing for Socio-Ecological Resilience First: How a New Type of Indicator Enhances Wildfire Resilience Monitoring
BY: Colleen Rossier, University of California — Davis, Bill Tripp, Karuk TribeWithin the Karuk Tribe, it is a cultural teaching that “you do not harvest anything without first managing habitat for it to survive and reproduce.” This is a… Read More
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Jul 25, 2019
The Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (FAC Net) staff and members talk about fire adapted communities (FAC) a lot, and we often get asked for resources to help explain… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Resilience Wildfire
Type: Tools / Resources
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Jun 27, 2019
No one action can guarantee a favorable wildfire outcome, but there are more and more examples of… Read More
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Jun 06, 2019
A Day in the Life with Andrew Notbohm: How Emergency Management and FAC Go Hand in Hand
BY: Emily Troisi , Andrew NotbohmInterviewer’s note: During my five years working with FAC Net, I’ve discovered a passion for understanding how communities prepare for, respond to and recover from natural… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Resilience Wildfire Wildfire recovery
Type: Interview
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May 30, 2019
Seeking Fire Adaptation and Community Resilience Peers? Join FAC Net!
BY: Michelle Medley-Daniel , Fire Adapted Communities Learning NetworkOur partners at FEMA Region 10 recently produced a podcast focused on the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (FAC Net). If you’ve been wondering about FAC Net’s… Read More
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May 23, 2019
“It’s not as simple as, ‘How do you want your smoke?’ We could conduct thousands of acres of prescribed fire in our county and still be breathing smoke from another… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Resilience Wildfire
Type: Tools / Resources
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May 16, 2019
Last October, I was visiting my mother, brother (Rick), and sister-in-law (Joanne), in Paradise, California. My mother, at the age of 98, had transitioned out of her home and… Read More
Topic: Evacuation outreach/planning Wildfire
Type: Essay
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May 09, 2019
Two National Directives and One Piece of Public Policy Worth Understanding: The 2018 Farm Bill, Executive Order 13855 and DOI Secretarial Order 3372
BY: Katie Lighthall, National Cohesive Wildland Fire Strategy, Western RegionEditor’s note: If you haven’t spent much time with the new Farm Bill, Executive Order 13855 and Secretarial Order 3372, take a moment to read these summaries produced by… Read More
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Wildfire
Type: Tools / Resources