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Topic: Wildfire
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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
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Aug 09, 2018
Extreme fire behavior, like what we’ve seen in California this summer and last fall, demonstrates that there are no guarantees when it comes to preparing homes and families… Read More
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Jul 19, 2018
Growing up, my family piled into our FJ55 Toyota Landcruiser for “safaris.” We drove to the forest, into the Blue Mountains, which are tucked in northeast Oregon. We drove… Read More
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Jul 12, 2018
Co-Managing Wildfire: Conversations You Need to Have Right Now
BY: Branda Nowell, Ph.D., Anne-Lise Velez, Ph.D. and Toddi Steelman, Ph.D.2017 saw numerous wildfires move cross across the American landscape, many traversing three or more jurisdictions. Co-management has been proposed as a guiding concept for… Read More
Topic: Wildfire
Type: Research Synthesis