FAC Net blog posts are written by diverse practitioners around the world. Stories include successes, lessons learned, resources, tips and even failures related to community wildfire resilience from the author’s own perspective and voice. Please contact us if you have a story to share.
May 07, 2020
Planning for Wildfire: Tips for creating 360-character Wireless Emergency Alert templates
By: Jessica Doermann, Erica KuligowskiAs the number of wildfires continues to decrease or hold steady from year to year, their average size and intensity has grown exponentially. Populations living and working… Read More
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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Jul 09, 2020
“School’s Out, Now What?” Activity Guides, Wildfire Education, & Go Bag Activities for the Whole Family
By: Jessica Sabine Brothers“School’s out, now what?” seems to be a common question for many parents these days as summer is in full-swing and physical distancing practices continue across the… Read More
Topic: Evacuation outreach/planning Planning Preparedness
Type: Tools / Resources
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Jul 02, 2020
Let’s Put the Cart *After* the Horse: California’s Forest and Fire Capacities Needs Assessment
By: Allison Jolley, Emily Jane Davis Nick GouletteAuthor’s note: I hope that this blog finds you and your loved ones safe and relatively well. I originally wrote this post before both the COVID-19 pandemic and the uprising… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Local workforce capacity Monitoring / Assessment Wildfire risk assessment
Type: Research Synthesis
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Getting Creative with Workshops and Meetings
Jun 18, 2020
How Some Communities are Adapting their FAC Work to a Virtual World: Getting Creative with Workshops and Meetings
By: Emily TroisiThe onset of COVID-19 triggered a wave of adaptation. Wildfire practitioners across the country adjusted to working, meeting and educating remotely. Knowing that wildfires do… Read More
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UCCE Rx fire team Shaver Lake burn, November 6th 2019. Photo courtesy of Susie Kocher
Jun 11, 2020
A Day in the Life with Susie Kocher, Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
By: Jessica Sabine Brothers, Susie KocherThis month, we connected with Susie Kocher, Forestry & Natural Resources Advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension, to learn more about her role… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Learning networks
Type: Interview
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Project Firehawk Art by Ava Schmidt, age 12
May 28, 2020
Editor’s note: 2020 has brought countless changes to our world. Together, we are beginning to reimagine our way of living—with wildfire, but also in every other sector.… Read More
Topic: Evacuation outreach/planning Planning Preparedness Wildfire risk assessment
Type: Essay
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After the FAC Ambassador Workshop in Spring 2019, Firewise Resident Leaders began gathering quarterly, providing an opportunity to learn from regional experts, and to get updates from Ashland Fire & Rescue. Photo courtesy of Ashland Fire & Rescue
May 21, 2020
In 2012, the 10,000+ acre Weber Fire blew through a wilderness study area and into the canyon of a neighborhood where I’d been supporting wildfire preparedness through… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Defensible space / Firewise Meetings / Events Preparedness Wildfire risk assessment
Type: Impact Story
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Apr 30, 2020
Last week I criticized some spatial data that equated average miles traveled with social distancing success. According to the national map, my county was doing great, and I… Read More
Topic: Climate change Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Resilience
Type: Essay
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Apr 16, 2020
How Some Communities are Adapting their FAC Work to a Virtual World: Wildfire Prep Day and Community Outreach
By: Emily TroisiThe first Saturday in May is usually marked by neighborhood and community events that bring people together to work on their wildfire mitigation efforts. Past projects and… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Communications / Outreach Evacuation outreach/planning Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Preparedness
Type: Tools / Resources
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Mar 19, 2020
Adjusting to Our Changing Realities
Michelle Medley-DanielWe are all experiencing the impacts of COVID-19. In some communities, folks are dealing with mandatory shelter-in-place rules, many schools have closed and our lives are… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach
Type: Impact Story
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Jennifer burning at WTREX 2019. Photo credit David Godwin
Mar 12, 2020
Building Bridges Between Universities, Communities, and Fire: An Interview with Jennifer Fawcett
By: Jennifer Fawcett, Jessica Sabine BrothersEditor’s note: We had the pleasure of connecting with Jennifer Fawcett, Extension Associate for North Carolina State University, to talk more about her role leading fire… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Preparedness
Type: Interview