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Type: Success Story / Lessons Learned
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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Feb 25, 2021
Many Hands Make Lighter Work: Getting FAC Work Done in the Southeast with RC&Ds and AmeriCorps
BY: Frank M. Riley, Jr., Jessica Hocz, Lynn SpragueEditors Note: Frank M. Riley, Jr. is the Executive Director of the Chestatee-Chattahoochee Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council based in northeast… Read More
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Jan 07, 2021
This fall, I was working in my local Emergency Operations Center to support response to fires we had in my county in Colorado. My ears perked up when I heard things like,… Read More
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Dec 10, 2020
Editors’ Note: Bill Brash is the founder and President of FAC Net member organization New Jersey Fire Safety Council (NJFSC) which works to to achieve Municipal resiliency… Read More
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Sep 24, 2020
Onward: The Native Stewards of the Amah Mutsun Land Trust & CalFire Burn Together – the Power of Collaboration
BY: Joanna NelsonBy: Joanna Nelson, with insights and review from CZU CalFire and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Author’s Note: This piece was written before the CZU Lightning Complex fire… Read More
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Sep 17, 2020
A Breath of Fresh Air: The City of Ashland’s Air Purifier Pilot Program
BY: Chris Chambers , Katie Gibble, Sara JonesEditor’s Note: These three authors are staff of the Ashland Fire and Rescue Wildfire Division (City of Ashland, OR). This blog was written prior to the Almeda Fire that has… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Preparedness Smoke
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Jul 23, 2020
Editor’s Note: Standing around the hood of a truck pouring over a map has long been acknowledged as a powerful collaborative moment. But how can we take that moment and plan… Read More
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Feb 20, 2020
Editor’s Note: Community efforts to increase wildfire resilience often focus on homeowner action. But what about our business community? The economic engines of our towns… Read More
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Feb 13, 2020
Understanding Complexity and Risk in the Wildland Fire Environment: An Interview with Travis Dotson
BY: Annie Schmidt , Travis DotsonEditor’s Note: FAC Net’s Annie Schmidt had the privilege of getting to know Travis Dotson of the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center when she worked on the Spring Coulee… Read More
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Jan 23, 2020
In 2018, the Forest Stewards Guild began our high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter loan program in Santa Fe. The short-term intent of the program was to support people… Read More
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Jan 16, 2020
I’ve Got Them Non-Profit Funding Blues: Lessons Learned in Funding Wildfire Resilience in Archuleta County, CO
BY: Bill Trimarco“I’ve Got Them Non-Profit Funding Blues” Sadly, that is not the title of my new hit single, but rather a state of mind many of us struggle with on a day-to-day basis.… Read More
Topic: Collaboration