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.
Rangeland in Lemhi County, Idaho. Photo by Katie Wollstein.
Sep 10, 2020
Outcome-based Management for Western Rangelands: Using Experience & Need to Help Manage for Fire
By: Katie WollsteinEditor’s Note: FAC Net staff would like to acknowledge the many people and their communities experiencing losses and severe wildfire and smoke impacts. We will continue to… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Wildfire
Type: Research Synthesis
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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Ashland, OR and the Rogue Valley. Photo by Mackenzie Cooper courtesy of Unsplash.
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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Autumn is a perfect time to delve into a good book. Photo by Canva Creative Commons.
Sep 03, 2020
FAC Net’s First Book Club: Tools for Anxiety for Fire Adaptation Practitioners
By: Michelle Medley-DanielAuthor’s note: I am extremely grateful to Dr. Sarah Ray, and to all of the book club participants, for sharing their time, attention and insights. The opportunity to learn… Read More
Topic: Climate change Equity/Inclusion Meetings / Events Resilience
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Will on a Klamath TREX burn in 2018. Photo by Shilo Springstead.
Aug 27, 2020
Editors’ Note: This blog features a focus on our past blog author, Will Harling. Will’s recent Firehawk Blog spoke to his work in prescribed fires and letting the land… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Essay
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A fire danger rating sign. Photo courtesy of Canva Creative Commons.
Aug 20, 2020
From the Bottom Up: Oregon’s Investment in Fire Adaptation (An Interview with Carrie Berger)
By: Carrie BergerEditor’s Note: FAC Net’s Annie Schmidt had the opportunity to interview Carrie Berger, Fire Program Manager for the new Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Fire… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Local workforce capacity Preparedness Resilience
Type: Interview
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Jul 30, 2020
Editor’s Note: This is the second blog in our Project Firehawk series. The title refers to a cohort of Australian birds, known as Firehawks, who carry fire in their beaks to… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Traditional Ecological Knowledge Watershed protection / management
Type: Firehawk Series
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KFACC members work through the collaborative process in October 2019.
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
Topic: Collaboration Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Planning Watershed protection / management
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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